Wind Risk Forecasting for Forest Investments

Summary:
This frontier and interdisciplinary project contributes to addressing a critical knowledge gap between forest loss risks and investor confidence. The studentship will improve understanding of forest-loss risks due to wind which underpin investor confidence in forest investments, including REDD+. The project represents a novel collaboration between University of Edinburgh (Patenaude), Forest Research (Gardiner, Perks) and ForestRe Ltd. (Cottle), and draws on expertise in business, insurance, risk assessment, forest management, modelling and earth observation. The proposed study area is in southern Brazil. The key focus will be on managing risk for institutional investment in carbon forestry, across 3 Forest Management Types (FMTs): commercial biomass, community managed woodfuel & Amazonian natural forest.


Funding and eligibility
• If you have or expect to receive a 2.1 degree or higher. If you have a 2.2 degree, but have also obtained a masters qualification, you are also eligible.
• Funding is available ONLY to UK citizens, and to EU citizens who have worked or studied in UK for previous 3 years.

Application deadline
• Friday 3rd of June, at noon.

Application procedure, with contact details of first Supervisor
• Please submit your application online at the following link:
http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/research/globalchange/

Link to project on our website www.geos.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/PhD/