Debra Roberts

IQE (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

40h-index11.3kcitations114works7.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Sustainability and Climate Change Governance(17), Land Use and Ecosystem Services(17), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration(16), Urban and Rural Development Challenges(12), Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy(11)

Publications114 total

Identifying opportunities for terrestrial area-based conservation within an urban global biodiversity hotspot
npj Urban Sustainability·2025Open Access
Are UK pharmacists ready for advanced-level practice? A cross-sectional survey of self-assessed development needs
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice·2025
Adverse Climate: Addressing Inclusion and Diversity Issues in the IPCC's Sixth Assessment and beyond
2025Open Access
Adverse Climate: Addressing Inclusion and Diversity Issues in the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment and beyond
2025Open Access
Tales of boundary spanning for climate actions in cities: from theory to practice, and back
npj Urban Sustainability·2025Open Access
Bridging the gap: Promoting gender equity in climate change adaptation in the global south
PLOS Climate·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Local government response to urban biodiversity conservation challenges within a global biodiversity hotspot
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Most Africans place primary responsibility for climate action on their own government
Communications Earth & Environment·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
We need climate change science to help tell the stories of African cities
African Journal of Climate Studies·2025Open Access
Policy relevance of IPCC reports for the Sustainable Development Goals and beyond
Resources Environment and Sustainability·2025· 15 citedOpen Access
Pathways for urgent action towards climate resilient development
Nature Climate Change·2024· 20 cited
Strategies to improve the impact of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities
Nature Climate Change·2024· 45 cited
The Evolution of Open Space Planning within a Developing, Biodiverse City (Durban, South Africa)
Sustainability·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Building African cities that cope with climate shocks – experts outline what it will take
2023
Cities are Planning for Biodiversity
2023· 1 cited
IPCC, 2023: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, H. Lee and J. Romero (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland.
2023· 2.6k citedOpen Access
IPCC, 2023: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report, Summary for Policymakers. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, H. Lee and J. Romero (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland.
2023· 1.2k cited
Integration of urban science and urban climate adaptation research: opportunities to advance climate action
npj Urban Sustainability·2023· 46 citedOpen Access
Cities and climate change science after Edmonton: Knowledge, people, and organisations' influence and outreach
Current Research in Environmental Sustainability·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
A Scoping Review of COVID-19 in the Context of Informal Settlements
Urbanisation·2022· 12 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

William Solecki(9), Christopher H. Trisos(8), Hans‐Otto Pörtner(7), Aromar Revi(7), Nicholas P. Simpson(6), Edmond Totin(6), Xuemei Bai(5), Richard Boon(5), Sean O’Donoghue(5), David Dodman(4), Matthias Garschagen(4), Valérie Masson‐Delmotte(4), Friederike E. L. Otto(4), Minal Pathak(4), Karen C. Seto(4), Mark Pelling(4), Errol Douwes(4), Mathieu Rouget(4), Sarah Connors(3), Bronwyn Hayward(3)