Bio
Daniel Scott is professor and university research chair in geography and environmental management and the director of the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change at the University of Waterloo. He is a research fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the University of Surrey (UK). Daniel is a globally leading scholar on climate change and society, with a focus on the implications of climate and carbon risks for the tourism sector. He has advised and led projects for multiple United Nations agencies as well as international development organizations and has been a contributing author and expert reviewer for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s third, fourth, fifth and sixth assessment reports. His research has been featured in many leading international media outlets and he is a frequent speaker for the travel and tourism industry.