Dr. Amber Fletcher

Biography

Amber Fletcher’s research examines how gender social inequality shapes lived experiences through the lens of climate change, particularly in the context of climate disasters such as flooding, drought, and wildfire. Focusing on rural Indigenous communities in the Canadian Prairie region, her work reveals the lived impacts of inequality within the context of climate crises. Amber currently serves as the Principal Investigator for a SSHRC-funded project entitled, "Community-Campus Responses to Crisis: Opportunities for Community Engagement and Networked Learning for Climate Change Resilience" (2023-24) and is the Co-Director of another SSHRC-funded intercontinental project called "Bridging the Water Adaptation Gap: A Comparative Inter- and Transdisciplinary Perspective on Regional Risks and Vulnerabilities in Drylands of Canada and Latin America" (2022-27). Her projects also include a five-year study on the social dimensions of climate hazards affecting agricultural Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan. Amber has published in various international peer-reviewed journals and edited collections covering topics from gender and climate change to qualitative research methods. She has delivered presentations across Canada and worldwide and has provided expert testimonies to Canadian Parliament. In 2012, she spoke at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women about rural women’s wellbeing. Amber has also contributed as a consultant for the United Nations and the IPCC. In recognition of her advocacy work for gender equality, she has received several awards, including the Provost’s Award for Innovation in Teaching at the University of Regina.

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