Susanne Moser
Moser is director and principal researcher of Susanne Moser Research & Consulting, in Santa Cruz, Calif. Her current research and work with local, state, and federal agencies and non-governmental organizations focuses on adaptation to climate change—especially in coastal areas—resilience, decision support, and effective climate change communication in support of social change. She previously served as a research scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, worked for the Heinz Center in Washington, D.C., and served as staff scientist for climate change for the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Moser is co-editor of Creating a Climate for Change: Communicating Climate Change and Facilitating Social Change, published in 2006 by Cambridge University Press. She contributed to the Fourth Assessment Report of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and has been selected as a review editor for the IPCC Special Report Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation and as a lead author in the Fifth Assessment.
She earned a Ph.D. from Clark University and is a fellow of the Aldo Leopold Leadership, Kavli Frontiers of Science, and Donella Meadows Leadership Programs.
Related Resources from Susanne Moser
Communicating Climate Change: History, Challenges, Process and Future Directions
WIREs Climate Change, Volume 1, January/February 2010
Related Resources by Susanne Moser from the Natural Hazards Library
Vulnerability to Inundation and Climate Change Impacts in California: Coastal Managers’ Attitudes and Perceptions
Marine Technology Society Journal, Volume 40, Number 4, 2006
Resilience in the Face of Global Environmental Change
CARRI Research Report 2, 2008
PowerPoint Presentations from the 2010 Workshop
Toward a New Era of Climate Change Science
Susanne Moser