Alva Lim is a former researcher for the Global Change and Sustainability Programme at the UNU’s Institute for Sustainability and Peace (ISP). Prior to that she worked for the Australian Government as an economic policy analyst at the Australian Treasury. As an accidental analyst-now-climate activist, Alva dedicates her time on issues about climate change adaptation and society, ethics and real world economics. She holds a Masters degree in Public Policy from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan and an Economics (Honours) degree from the University of Sydney, Australia.