Clarissa Samson

Clarissa Samson

Former Nature-Based Solutions Campaign Economist

Expertise: Ecological economics, monitoring and (impact) evaluation, environmental valuation methods, climate policy analysis, data analysis and management, climate change resilience and livelihoods (within an international development context)

Credentials: MSc Ecological Economics (University of Edinburgh); BA&Sc Sustainability, Science and Society; International development studies (McGill University)

Passions: Exploring/travelling, canoeing and dancing

Understanding that our social, political and economic systems must fit within nature’s limits is the first step toward a sustainable future. Technological innovations will help, but only if we understand how to bridge them with societal conditions, ecological constraints and the wide range of human values.