Georgia Hammersley
Research Associate, Indo-Pacific Development Centre
Areas of expertise
Climate adaptation, foreign aid and finance, decarbonising development
Biography
Publications
Georgia Hammersley is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute’s Indo-Pacific Development Centre. Her research interests include international climate policy and finance.
Prior to joining the Lowy Institute, Georgia completed a Master of Science in Environmental Governance at the University of Oxford, where her research focused on resilience-based management of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. She holds a BSc with First Class Honours in Geography from the University of Nottingham.
Global Goal on Adaptation: Shaping a new framework at COP28
Crafting a common metric might be a negotiator’s nightmare but it’s never been more urgent to help the world's most vulnerable.
Commentary
Australia should rejoin the world's largest climate fund
Originally published in The Canberra Times, 23 September 2023.
Commentary
The crucial role for the Green Climate Fund – and why Australia should contribute
Originally published in the Samoa Observer
The crucial role for the Green Climate Fund – and why Australia should contribute
It’s vital to international climate solidarity and Australia rejoining is key to unlocking more global funding for the Pacific.
Policy Briefs
Revitalising the Green Climate Fund
The world’s largest climate-dedicated multilateral fund must increase its focus on serving the most climate vulnerable countries, including in the Pacific Islands region.
Commentary
Paris Climate Summit: A New Global Financing Pact Takes Shape
Originally published in MDB Reform Accelerator
Paris climate summit: A new global financing pact takes shape
A failure? More a disappointment, and rich nations are at least starting to recognise a growing legitimacy deficit across the Global South.
