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Martine Visser

University of Cape TownRef: https://uct.ac.za/contacts/martine-visser

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This text is a University of Cape Town (UCT) webpage/profile for Prof Martine Visser. It describes her role as the DSTI/NRF Chair in Governance and Economics for Ecological Infrastructure and outlines the Chair’s research focus on valuing, governing and financing ecological infrastructure for water security, biodiversity and climate resilience. It also lists the research areas, methods, supporting units/partners (e.g., EPRU, ACDI, Natural Capital Collaborative), and notes that the Chair’s modelling supported DFFE’s Biome-Level Implementation Plans for biodiversity and climate adaptation.

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City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Reference

https://uct.ac.za/contacts/martine-visser

Key Takeaways

  • Document is a UCT webpage/profile for Prof Martine Visser
  • Role: DSTI/NRF Chair in Governance and Economics for Ecological Infrastructure
  • Research focus: ecological infrastructure (catchments, rivers, wetlands) for water security, biodiversity and climate resilience
  • Research areas include: urban water governance (fairness/collective action/financing), nature-based solutions, decision-making under climate risk, and integrating natural capital/biodiversity loss into economic/financial decisions
  • Methods: field experiments, household and administrative data, cost-benefit analysis, socio-economic modelling, engagement with policymakers/practitioners
  • Based in UCT School of Economics; works through EPRU, ACDI, and Natural Capital Collaborative
  • Supported DFFE Biome-Level Implementation Plans for biodiversity and climate adaptation
  • Contact email: Martine.Visser@uct.ac.za
  • UCT address: Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
  • University of Cape Town (UCT)
  • Prof Martine Visser
  • DSTI/NRF Chair in Governance and Economics for Ecological Infrastructure
  • Environmental Policy Research Unit (EPRU)
  • African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI)
  • Natural Capital Collaborative
  • Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
  • School of Economics (UCT)