About Vanessa Deane
Dr. Vanessa L. Deane investigates the political economy of disasters, with a primary focus on the French Caribbean. Currently, she is exploring the impact of postcolonial institutional arrangements on the adaptive capacity of select non-sovereign European overseas territories - and the climate financing implications of these arrangements - using a climate justice framework. In 2022, she was a Visiting Professor of Urban Planning at Sorbonne Université in Paris.
Areas of Expertise
Community Development, International Development Planning, Environmental Planning and Resource ManagementSelected Publications
Thoughts on Climate Financing, Post-Colonialism, and Climate Adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean Region (2023); The French Case for Climate Justice in the Caribbean (2023); A Five-Year Case Study Analysis of USAID Local Governance Programming and Public Investment Spending in Post-Earthquake Haiti (2023).
Recent Courses Taught
Planning for Emergencies & Disasters; Management & Leadership
Associate Clinical Professor