#contributors
Chien Tat Low
Low heads CWR’s geospatial analysis work to identify risk hotspots to plan better resilience. His 3D flood maps have triggered corporates and banks to start assessing their coastal threats, featured in the annual reports of a number of publicly listed firms. Low’s geospatial models were a key input for the ground-breaking CWR APACCT 20 Index that benchmarks coastal threats across 20 cities in APAC. Currently, he drives the CWR’s Re-IMAGINE HK initiative for “low-regret adaptation”. He also co-authors reports in the CWR Accelerate Threat Series, igniting dialogues on fast-tracking climate transitions. Low’s work has also been cited by media outlets likes Bloomberg TV, SCMP and even by the UN Secretary-General. Emphasizing creative climate change awareness, Low integrates visual arts and science in various collaborative projects with the likes of CUHK’s Museum of Climate Change, M+ Museum and HK Ballet. He is also an advocate for “education unusual” and has designed water-nomic coursework for a MSc in Investment Management programme and a climate hackathon workshop for HKUST. As a certified GIS Professional, he has also taught GIS modules at universities. Low has a PhD and prior to joining CWR completed a postdoctoral fellowship at HKU. His geospatial research is published in multiple prominent international peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.