JOANNE C. JORDAN. BSc (Hons), Dip TCP, MSc, PhD. RESEARCH INTERESTS EMPLOYMENT

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1 JOANNE C. JORDAN BSc (Hons), Dip TCP, MSc, PhD Address IDPM School of Environment, Education and Development University of Manchester Arthur Lewis Building Oxford Road Manchester UK, M13 9PL Telephone +44(0) RESEARCH INTERESTS Resilience, vulnerability and risk Social capital and climate adaptation Socio-cultural settings influencing adaptation to climate change Community-based resource management Participatory action research Cultural dissemination methods EMPLOYMENT Sep Present University of Manchester, Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM), Manchester, UK Lecturer in Climate Change and Development MA International Development: Environment and Development, MSc Poverty and Development and MA Development Studies Climate Change, Disasters and Urban Poverty (Course coordinator and Lecturer) Environment and Development (Course coordinator and Lecturer) Development Research (Lecturer) Dissertation supervisor Urban Climate Resilience: Assessing Land Tenure Challenges for Responding to Change in Dhaka ( ) Funded by SEED Research Committee Research and Impact Stimulation Fund, and Humanities Strategic Investment Research Fund. Dec Present Sep Nov ICCCAD, Independent University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh Visiting Researcher IPCC Working Group II Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability Technical Support Unit, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, California, USA Chapter Scientist Page 1 of 7

2 Research support to Porter et al. (2014): Food Security and Food Production Systems. In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental on Climate Change [Field et al. (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA Assistance to the Glossary Development Board. Participated in the Fifth Assessment Reports Second Lead Authors meeting (San Francisco, USA, 2011) and Third Lead Authors Meeting (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2012). Expert Reviewer for the zero order draft Chapter 21 Regional aspects. Apr Aug Jul Aug Mar Dec Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) - Sciences Po, Paris, France Post-doctorate Research Fellow CapAdapt Project (Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change: Lessons from Low-lying Coastal Areas Bangladesh) Funded by the French National Research Agency Planning and designing complex multi-elemental empirical research projects in Bangladesh. Collecting, managing and analysing research results in a prescriptive framework. Establishing a system to ensure that research is conducted to the highest ethical standards and undertaking appropriate risk analysis. Communicating research findings in oral and written form; applying research output for academia, policy and practice. Supervising and managing a research team in the field. Responsible for establishing and collaborating with research partners. Assisting in the management of a project budget. Architecture and Civil Engineering Researcher (Jul Aug. 2011) Funded by British Council School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering s Prime Minister s Initiative 2 Programme for International Education. Conducted qualitative case study research on the issues and challenges for exchange and reciprocity to enhance resilience to floods in Hoshangabad, India. In collaboration with Bhopal School of Planning and Architecture and the Disaster Management Institute, Bhopal. Lecturing Course coordinator (Sep Mar. 2010) Introduction to Planning Research Skills BSc Environmental Planning Delivered lectures to groups of 59 students. Provided small group tutorials for students. Assessed written assignments; provided students with individual and generic feedback. Coordinated module. Lecturing Guest Lecturer (Oct. 2008; Oct. 2009) Local and Regional Sustainability MSc Spatial Regeneration Guest lecture: Ecological Limits to Growth Guest lecture: Sustainable Development The Global Frame Teaching Assistant (Oct Dec. 2010) Drafted multiple choice examination questions for Institutional and Policy Context of Planning BSc Environmental Planning. Page 2 of 7

3 Facilitated and assessed role play seminars for Planning and Environmental Governance MSc Environmental Planning. Coordinated and led workshop on Team Roles and Learning Styles for Introduction to Planning Research Skills BSc Environmental Planning. Assessed oral presentations for Introduction to Planning Research Skills BSc Environmental Planning. Assessed oral presentations for Institutional & Policy Context of Planning BSc Environmental Planning. Tutorial assistant for Urban Design in Practice - MSc Urban and Rural Design. Editorial Assistant (Feb Mar. 2008) UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference (2008) Sustainability, Space and Social Justice Abstract Book. Research Consultant Contested Cities Urban Universities Research Project (Spatial Planning and Regeneration in Divided/Contested Cities) (Mar Aug. 2007). Funded by Belfast Local Strategic Partnership. Prepared a quantitative dataset for study areas, which identified key demographic trends. Compiled and conducted a questionnaire survey and interviews, regarding experiences of community relations in contested space. Conducted interviews with key community stakeholders examining the role of spatial planning and regeneration in divided/contested cities. Sep Jan Sep Aug Community Forestry International, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Research Intern Sustainable Livelihoods and Non timber Forest Product (NTFP) Research Project Funded by USAID and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Coordinated and managed the National NTFP Workshop and Seminar (120 participants), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December 7 th - 8 th Carried out systematic literature reviews on NTFP policy and legal frameworks. Conducted interviews with forest dwellers on the issues and challenges for NTFPs to act as a solution towards forest conservation and livelihood improvement. Supervised Cambodian volunteers. Assisted Cambodian staff in editing research reports. Architecture and Civil Engineering. Research Consultant Contested Cities-Urban Universities Research Project (Spatial Planning and Regeneration in Divided/Contested Cities) Funded by Belfast Local Strategic Partnership. Contributed to planning and designing research projects. Conducted interviews with key community stakeholders on the role of spatial planning and regeneration in divided/contested cities. Carried out systematic literature reviews on community planning initiatives. Prepared a quantitative dataset (identified the changing profile of the community over time), including census database ( ) for Catney et al. (2008). Donegall Pass: Towards a Sustainable Community. Queen s University Belfast. Analysed University Plans (USA) in regards to community engagement, as part of the engaged university research component. Contributed to editing Catney et al. (2008). Donegall Pass: Towards a Page 3 of 7

4 Sustainable Community. Queen s University Belfast. Responsible for liaising with research contributors and the community. Assisted in coordinating several fora with policy makers, planners and communities to assess the outcomes of the research. Jul Sep Jul Sep Trekforce Belize Lifeline, Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve Conservation Volunteer Assisted in radio tracking of Jaguars and Pumas Constructed rehabilitation facilities for a wildlife sanctuary Greenforce Peru Bahuaja Research Station, Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Zone, Amazon Rainforest Conservation Volunteer Carried out vegetation, bird and mammal surveys EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Sep Sep Sep Sep PhD Social Capital and Local Resilience to Climate Stress in Bangladesh Architecture and Civil Engineering Funded by a Scholarship from the School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, QUB. Examiners: Prof Neil Adger (University of East Anglia) and Prof Frank Gaffikin (QUB) Supervisors: Dr Geraint Ellis (QUB), Dr Brendan Murtagh (QUB) and Dr Manoj Roy (University of Manchester). MSc Environmental Sustainability (Merit) University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Centre for the Study of Environmental Change and Sustainability, School of Geosciences Thesis: Participatory Forest Management s Contribution to Poverty Alleviation in India and Nepal. Supervisors: Prof Paul van Gardingen (UOE), Mr Peter Branney (Independent Consultant) and Dr Simon Allen (UOE). Sep Jun Postgraduate Diploma Town and Country Planning and Landscape RTPI accredited (Distinction) Architecture and Civil Engineering. Recipient of the Royal Town Planning Institute Award (UK) Sep Jun BSc (Hons) Environmental Planning RTPI accredited (2.1) Architecture and Civil Engineering. Sep Jun A-Levels: Geography (A), Sociology (A), Ancient History (A) St. Patrick s Girls Academy, Dungannon, UK Recipient of the Olive Donoghue Memorial Award Recipient of A-Level Ancient History Award Page 4 of 7

5 INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE Primary research Desk based studies Voluntary work Bangladesh, India and Cambodia Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Cambodia and Kiribati Belize and Peru PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Jordan, J. C. (2014) Swimming Alone? The Role of Social Capital in Enhancing Local Resilience to Climate Stress: a case study from Bangladesh. Climate and Development / Jordan, J. C. and Chowdhury, J. (in revision) Is Microcredit an effective Adaptation Strategy to Climate Stress? Evidence from Bangladesh. Jordan, J. C. (in progress) Deconstructing the Utility of Resilience: Why Power and Social and Cultural Norms and Practices Matter in South-west Bangladesh. Jordan, J. C., Magnan, A. and Gemenne, F. (in progress) Migration as Adaptation? Evidence from Chaukatali in South-east Bangladesh. Banks, N. and Jordan, J. C. (in progress) Urban Livelihoods in an era of Climate Change: Household Adaptations and their Limitations in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Conference Papers Jordan, J. C. (2009). Rethinking Community Resilience to Climate Change: Does a Social Capital Lens Help? Paper presented at The Development Studies Association (DSA) Annual Conference 2009: Contemporary Crises and New Opportunities, University of Ulster, Coleraine, September 2 nd - 4 th 2009, unpublished, pp Jordan, J. C. (2009). Understanding the Concept of Resilience to Climate Change: Capitals and Assets. Paper presented at The Multi-disciplinary Conference for PhD students: Current Debates in International Development, School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, June 25 th - 26 th 2009, unpublished, pp Conference Proceedings CFI (2007). National Non-Timber Forest Product (NTFP) Workshop and Seminar. Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December 7-8th Phnom Penh: Community Forestry International, pp CONFERENCE/SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS Jordan, J. C. (2013) Swimming Alone? The Role of Social Capital for Enhancing Resilience to Climate Stress: a case study from Bangladesh. Manchester Seminar series, University of Manchester, UK, November 6 th Moser, C., Hulme, D., Harriss-White, B., Hashemi, S. and Jordan, J. C. (2013) How is Climate Change Exacerbating existing Challenges Experienced by Low-income Urban Dwellers, and What New or Intensified Problems might it Bring them? Plenary panel, International Workshop on Living in low-income urban settlements in an era of Climate change: Processes, Practices, Policies and Politics, Chancellors Conference Centre, Manchester, UK, September 9 th - 10 th Jordan, J. C. (2012) Social Capital and Resilience to Climate Stress: a case study from Bangladesh. Adaptation Futures 2012 International Conference on Climate Adaptation, Tucson, USA, May 29 th - 31 st Jordan, J. C. (2011) Relationships of Exchange and Reciprocity: Building Blocks towards Climate Resilience? Institute of Spatial and Environmental Planning (ISEP) Seminar, Queen s University Page 5 of 7

6 Belfast, UK, August 27 th Jordan, J. C. (2009) Rethinking Community Resilience to Climate Change: Does a Social Capital Lens Help? Development Studies Association (DSA) Annual Conference 2009: Contemporary Crises and New Opportunities, University of Ulster, Coleraine, UK, September 2 nd - 4 th Jordan, J. C. (2009) Community Adaptation: The Role of Social Capital in Enhancing Community Resilience to Climate Change: a case study in Bangladesh. RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, University of Manchester, UK, August 26 th - 28 th Jordan, J. C. (2009) Understanding the Concept of Resilience to Climate Change: Capitals and Assets. Multi-disciplinary Conference for PhD students: Current Debates in International Development, School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, June 25 th - 26 th Jordan, J. C. (2009) Community Resilience to Climate Change: a Case study in Bangladesh. Institute of Spatial and Environmental Planning (ISEP) Postgraduate Research Conference, Queen s University Belfast, UK, May 27 th Jordan, J. C. (2009) The Dynamics of Vulnerability to Climate Change. Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies Seminar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 10 th Jordan, J. C. (2008) Building Community Resilience to Climate Change through Local Level Adaptation. Department of Architecture Seminar Series, Ahsanullah, University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 19 th Jordan, J. C. (2008) Vulnerability and Resilience to Climate Stress. UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference Sustainability, Space & Social Justice, Queen s University Belfast, UK, March 18 th - 20 th AWARDS/GRANTS 2013 Humanities Strategic Investment Research Fund (SIRF). Jordan, J. C. (Principal Investigator) Urban Climate Resilience: Assessing Land Tenure Challenges for Responding to Change in Dhaka. Grant to undertake dissemination and impact activities (Feb to Sep. 2016). SEED Research Committee Research and Impact Stimulation Fund. Jordan, J. C. (Principal Investigator) Urban Climate Resilience: Assessing Land Tenure Challenges for Responding to Change in Dhaka. Grant to undertake data gathering (Feb to Jul. 2014) British Council School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering s Prime Minister s Initiative 2 Programme for International Education. Grant to undertake research in India, July - August School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering PhD Studentship, Queen s University Belfast 2009 ISEP Travel Award, Queen s University Belfast. Travel grant to undertake PhD research in Bangladesh, February to May UK PhD Bursary Award, Development Studies Association (DSA). Grant to present a paper at the DSA Annual Conference 2009: Contemporary Crises and New Opportunities, September William and Betty MacQuitty Travel Scholarship. Travel grant to undertake PhD research in Bangladesh, June - July Emily Sarah Montgomery Travel Scholarship. Grant to attend the Third International Conference on Community based Adaptation to Climate Change, Bangladesh, February ISEP Travel Award, Queen s University Belfast. Travel grant to undertake PhD research in Bangladesh, June - July UK Royal Town Planning Institute Award. Best overall performance for Postgraduate Diploma Town and Country Planning and Landscape at Queen s University Belfast Top student out of 33 students Olive Donoghue Memorial Award for A-level achievement. A-Level Ancient History Award 9, 967 4, 944 1, , 560 5, , , 000 Page 6 of 7

7 UNIVERSITY SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Invited Peer-reviewer Seminar Chair Writing Assistant Climate and Development, Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning Sociological Theory: Critical Realist Perspective. ISEP Seminar Series, Queen s University Belfast, March 31 st Research Methodology. ISEP Seminar Series, Queen s University Belfast, December 10 th International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) (2009). A Summary of the Third International Workshop on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change. Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change Bulletin, 135 (2). PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Sep Present Feb Oct. - Nov Jun May 2008 May 2008 May 2008 Jan Dec Dec Humanities New Academics Programme (accredited programme for gaining Fellowship of the UK Higher Education Academy) Preparing and Giving Lectures Anthropological Methods in Context and Practice Q-methodology Working with Students Small Group Teaching Qualitative Data Analysis Software (NVivo) Ethics in Research Introduction to Research Design Introduction to Project Management TECHNICAL SKILLS Microsoft Office Applications Social Science Software Other Packages used Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher NVivo, SPSS RefWorks, Adobe photoshop MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES / RESEARCH NETWORKS Nov Present Sep Present Nov Present Apr Present Sep Sep Jan Sep Global Urban Research Centre, University of Manchester Manchester, University of Manchester Development Studies Association (UK and Ireland) Climate Change and Development Group Royal Geographical Society-Institute of British Geographers Climate Change Research Group Student representative from August 2009 to August 2010 Royal Geographical Society-Institute of British Geographers Developing Areas Research Group School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering Postgraduate Research Committee, Queen s University Belfast Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science, School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen s University Belfast Last Updated on 15 th April 2014 Page 7 of 7