Reinhard Mechler

Reinhard Mechler has more than 25 years of experience with analysing and addressing socio-economic aspects of disaster and climate change risks. He provides evidence-based advice to a wide range of public and private sector stakeholders in order to improve resilience-focussed decision-making on disaster, climate and other risks. As the head of the ‘Systemic Risk and Resilience’ Group at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), he currently leads a team of about 25 economists, political scientists, geographers, sociologists, ecologists and mathematicians. He is a visiting professor at the University of Oviedo and has been a visiting professor at the University of Graz, as well as a senior lecturer at the University for Economics and Business in Vienna.
Dr. Mechler has been leading and contributing to many international research and consultancy projects and is currently leading research for the Climate Resilience Alliance, which brings together researchers, international NGOs and the private sector to build disaster and climate resilience across the globe. He acted as a lead author on IPCC’s special report on adaptation to extreme events (SREX), the 5th assessment report, the report on 1.5 ° C global warming and the 6th assessment report.