Nicholas Depsky

About Nicholas Depsky

I am a climate scientist and policy advisor currently working at UNDP specializing in climate adaptation and water modeling, community engagement, policy analysis, environmental justice, and geospatial analysis aimed at improving resource management and regulatory design. I have worked extensively in Latin America, the U.S. and Sub-Saharan Africa. I focus on inequities in vulnerability to global sea level rise, and regional vulnerability to droughts under a changing climate. I am also interested more broadly in the potential links between climate impacts and livelihood security, human migration, and displacement.

Experience

1. Research Scientist

   Human Development Report Office - United Nations Development Programme

   Nov 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Leading the creation of new set climate and environmental hazard indices for inclusion in the human development framework and upcoming Human Development Reports• Worked directly with country office partners in Zambia and Brazil to support climate resilience and adaptation policy• Conducting novel climate threat analysis for global reporting and country-level resiliency planning and policy• Forming new collaborative partnerships with international research NGOs, government agencies and the private sector• Authoring and editing content for Human Development Reports• Convening consultations and roundtable discussions with relevant policymakers, academic partners and stakeholders for continued development of human development indices and policy priorities

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  Master of Science - MS, Energy and Resources Group

  2017 — 2019

• University of California, Davis

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Hydrology and Water Resources Science, Environmental Policy Minor

  2009 — 2013

• University of California, Berkeley

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Environmental Science

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Public Speaking
• Research
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Teaching
• Strategic Planning
• Public Relations
• Customer Service
• Policy
• Science
• Statistics
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Word
• Policy Analysis
• Microsoft Excel
• Environmental Awareness
• Sustainability
• Management