Michael Beck Keywords coastal resilience reduce risks to people property nature marine scientist Read more about Michael Beck Michael Beck is a Professor in the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California Santa Cruz. Mike focuses on building coastal resilience to reduce risks to people, property and nature. He works broadly on issues in climate adaptation, marine conservation, and disaster risk reduction to bring tools and results to decision-makers in policy and practice. Mike served for 20 years as Lead Marine Scientist at The Nature Conservancy. He has been a Fulbright and Pew Marine Conservation Fellow.
Building Modern Land Administration Systems Read more about Building Modern Land Administration Systems Efficient and effective land administration underpins the very functioning of states and societies. Imagine a country where, for example, tenure to land cannot be secured or mortgages cannot be established in aid of property development. Across the world, key questions about land are surfacing, and the inability to answer them curtails social and economic development, environmental management, and good governance.