William Neil Adger (born 1964) is Professor of Human Geography at the

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. He was educated at the

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(MA Economics),

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(MSc Agricultural Economics) and the

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(PhD, 1998). He was awarded a

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in 2001 and is a

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Highly Cited Scientist. He has been a Co-ordinating Lead Author for the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adger, Neil 1964 births Living people Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Alumni of the University of East Anglia Academics of the University of Exeter British geographers Environmental scientists Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lead authors Alumni of Wye College