Impacts of Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss on Well-Being

Climate change and biodiversity loss are among the most pressing challenges of our time, yet we still know surprisingly little about how they affect the well-being of people who depend most directly on natural resources. This project investigates these human dimensions by examining how environmental change and conservation interventions influence livelihoods, income, health, and resilience in developing countries. The project combines large-scale microdata, geospatial information, advanced econometric methods, and machine learning to generate robust causal evidence on the links between environmental change and human well-being. By integrating insights from environmental economics, spatial analysis, and data science, CHANGE aims to advance scientific understanding of the interactions between people and nature while providing evidence to support more effective, equitable, and sustainable environmental policies.