Jose Antonio Puppim De Oliveira

He is Professor of Public Administration at FGV (Brazil), with a joint appointment as Chair in Climate Governance at the Global Development Institute, the University of Manchester (UK). He is also Visiting Chair Professor at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. He holds a Ph.D. in Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His policy interests concentrate in the political economy of institution building and policy implementation at different levels, looking at how global environmental change and local institutions are interlinked to steer local governance and action. His experience comprises work in more than 20 countries in all continents. He has been an instructor, consultant and researcher for several organizations such as different United Nations agencies, the OECD, the World Bank, sub-national and national governments, and various NGOs and firms. He was nominated Coordinating Lead Author of the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Cities (SRCities).