Kathleen Mogelgaard

Associate, Climate Resilience

Bio

Kathleen is a part-time Associate with the Climate Resilience Practice and the International Climate team. She focuses on adaptation issues within the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

In addition to her work at WRI, Kathleen is principal of KAM Consulting, LLC, working with clients globally to promote deeper understanding of linkages among issues such as climate change, food security, population dynamics, gender, and reproductive health. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland, where she teaches courses on sustainable development challenges and solutions. Over the past 15 years, Kathleen has focused on policies and programs related to the environment and development in the US, Asia, and Africa.

Kathleen earned a B.S. in environmental science from the College of William and Mary, and an M.S. and M.P.P. from the University of Michigan.

She lives in Washington, DC with her family, and in her free time, plays violin with the Capital City Symphony and a local bluegrass band.

Blog Posts

INSIDER: Designing the Rules of the Climate Action Game
by Yamide Dagnet, Eliza Northrop, Joe Thwaites and Kathleen Mogelgaard - July 24, 2017
The world’s climate negotiators have a clear deadline: In 2018, they must reach agreement on the implementation guidelines – also known as the Rulebook – for the Paris Agreement.
Message from Bonn: The World is Committed to Climate Action and Paris Agreement
by Yamide Dagnet, Eliza Northrop, Cynthia Elliott, Kathleen Mogelgaard, Joe Thwaites and Rhys Gerholdt - May 19, 2017
Climate negotiations just concluded in Bonn, and negotiators delivered a clear message: International climate action will not be deterred by shifting political winds in any one country.
INSIDER: Designing the Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement: The Catalyst for Climate Action
by Eliza Northrop, Kathleen Mogelgaard and Joe Thwaites - May 01, 2017
These are the questions facing countries as they design the global stocktake, the engine of the Paris Agreement.
When Adaptation Is Not Enough: Paris Agreement Recognizes “Loss and Damage”
by Kathleen Mogelgaard and Heather McGray - December 24, 2015
For the first time, loss and damage now resides within the international climate agreement as a standalone concept. It springs from the reality that there are some climate change impacts that cannot be adapted to—impacts that are so severe that they leave in their wake permanent or significantly damaging effects.
What Does the Paris Agreement Mean for Climate Resilience and Adaptation?
by Kathleen Mogelgaard, Heather McGray and Niranjali Manel Amerasinghe - December 23, 2015
The new Paris Agreement places unprecedented importance on actions needed to help people adapt to a warmer world, and solidifies expectations that all countries will do their part to promote greater climate resilience.
COP21 Q&A: Where Does Climate Adaptation Fit Into the Paris Agreement?
by Kathleen Mogelgaard and Heather McGray - December 09, 2015
Climate adaptation is an important part of the discussion at COP21, since climate change is already hitting some parts of the world hard. Here are some key questions and answers about adaptation's role at this pivotal climate conference.
INSIDER: What Can Paris Achieve on Adaptation?
by Kathleen Mogelgaard and Heather McGray - December 03, 2015
While much of climate change discussion focused on critical issues of reducing emissions to avoid dangerous levels of warming, it is important to remember that warming is already happening, and that it contributes to worsening drought, floods, extreme weather and other serious impacts. Encouragingly, action to adapt to these impacts are also part of the discussion at the Paris climate talks currently underway.
With New Climate Plans, Adaptation Is No Longer an Overlooked Issue
by Kathleen Mogelgaard and Heather McGray - November 24, 2015
Nearly 90 percent of countries that submitted new climate action plans included an adaptation component, reflecting the growing importance nations are placing on resilience in their response to climate change.
National Climate Plans (INDCs), by the Numbers
by Taryn Fransen, Kelly Levin, Kathleen Mogelgaard and Eliza Northrop - October 30, 2015
More than 150 countries have submitted climate action plans in the lead-up to COP 21 in Paris—but they're not all created equal.
National Climate Plans Raise Adaptation’s Profile
by Heather McGray and Kathleen Mogelgaard - August 04, 2015
While the public focus is often on mitigation – how much countries are willing to reduce emissions, by when and with what degree of transparency – adaptation to the impacts of climate change demands the same level of attention.

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INSIDER: Designing the Rules of the Climate Action Game

Message from Bonn: The World is Committed to Climate Action and Paris Agreement

INSIDER: Designing the Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement: The Catalyst for Climate Action

When Adaptation Is Not Enough: Paris Agreement Recognizes “Loss and Damage”

What Does the Paris Agreement Mean for Climate Resilience and Adaptation?

COP21 Q&A: Where Does Climate Adaptation Fit Into the Paris Agreement?

INSIDER: What Can Paris Achieve on Adaptation?

With New Climate Plans, Adaptation Is No Longer an Overlooked Issue

National Climate Plans (INDCs), by the Numbers

National Climate Plans Raise Adaptation’s Profile

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