Sarah Optiz Stapleton
Senior Associate Scientist
LLC in Boulder, CO, USA
PhD in Environmental Studies and an MS in Hydrology (Civil Engineering)
Staff Profile: Sarah has worked with ISET-International on a number of projects from ACCCRN to Risk to Resilience since 2006. Her work focuses on the intersection of climate science, vulnerability, and risk assessments at various scales, communication, and appropriate usage of information in climate resilience and disaster risk reduction initiatives. Sarah combines work in various downscaling techniques and hydrologic models with vulnerability and risk assessments in her role as an information broker between science and development/DRR communities. She received a PhD in Environmental Studies and an MS in Hydrology (Civil Engineering) from the University of Colorado.
Projects
Adaptation & Livelihood Resilience
Climate Variability & Social Transition
Sheltering From a Gathering Storm
Technical Assistance Support to Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group
Profile Summary
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Downscaling techniques and hydrologic models
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Vulnerability and risk assessments
Publication
2017
2014
Da Nang: Extreme Rainfall, and Climate Change by the 2020s &2050s (Technical Report)
Da Nang: Typhoon Intensity, and Climate Change (Policy Brief)
Da Nang, Vietnam: Climate Change Impacts on Heat Stress by 2050
Da Nang, Vietnam: Heat Stress and Climate Change (Policy Brief)
2013
Da Nang: Extreme Rainfall, Climate Change, and Flooding (Policy Brief)
Gorakhpur: Extreme Rainfall, Climate Change, and Flooding (Policy Brief)
Gorakhpur: Extreme Rainfall, Climate Change, and Flooding (Technical Report)
Jorhat: Simple Climate Change Projections by the 2030s (Technical Brief)
Mehewa Ward, Gorakhpur, India: Extreme Rainfall, Climate Change and Flooding (Policy Brief)
Simple Scaled Climate Projections & Their Potential Implications for Jijiga, Ethiopia
2012
Climate Resilience Framework: Training Materials, Series 1: Establishing Resilience Principles
Climate Resilience Framework: Training Materials, Series 2: Understanding Vulnerability and Risk
Climate Resilience Framework: Training Materials, Series 3: Building Resilience
2011
Building Resilience to Climate Change in Aisan Cities
The Uncomfortable Nexus: Water, Urbanization and Climate Change in Jaipur, India
2010
2009
Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN): Responding to the Urban Climate Challenge
Proceedings of the Scientific and Technical Conference on Adapting to Climate Change in Asia
2008