Mark Harvey is the CEO of Resurgence, a UK-based consultancy dedicated to using open data and effective risk communication to help cities and communities build resilience to climate change. He has over 20 years’ experience in urban climate resilience, climate change adaptation and humanitarian/risk communications issues working with agencies such as Internews, BBC Media Action, UN OCHA, UNISDR, and Global Facility of Disaster Risk Reduction (GFDRR) of the World Bank, where he is an expert adviser.
Mark is a member of the expert group advising the UN Making Cities Resilient Campaign, a contributor to this 2017 IFRC World Disaster Report on resilience. He holds advanced degrees from Oxford University and Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.