Mike Rivington

James Hutton Institute

Mike is a Senior Scientist at the James Hutton Institute. Mike studies how climate change impacts land use, Natural Capital and ecosystem services using climate projections to visualise the future through spatially applied crop simulation models, agrometeorological indicators and Land Capability for Agriculture classification. He is the Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme Theme Lead on ‘Human Impacts on the Environment’. He has written UNEP policy briefs on ecosystem-based adaptation, US National Climate Assessment chapter on agriculture, UK-US tasks force member on extreme weather and resilience of the global food system.