Lynn Wilson

Dr. Lynn Wilson’s interdisciplinary career in environmental change and its impact on vulnerable communities is anchored in a PhD from Union Institute and University in ocean environmental policy from which she founded the global research and education NGO, SeaTrust Institute. 

As Executive Director, Lynn has led UNFCCC, UNCSD and other global delegations since 2007, served as reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR5 and AR6, and as author and lecturer on climate change adaptation issues while leading capacity development field projects in Africa, the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific Islands. 

Her research on climate change resilience and disaster risk, environmental science for public policy, ocean health/human health, and the integration of knowledge across disciplines through purposeful collaboration informs current SeaTrust Institute activities. 

These include the development of a climate change pathways curriculum for innovative local resilience design AWARE (Action Within a Resilient Environment), and the collaborative environmental resilience network SeaTrust Lighthouse, university service on doctoral committees in global environmental policy, and in service as Rotarian with D1070 Kimbolton Castle, UK, and as Environment Cadre advisor for Rotary International. Lynn’s home waters surround the coastal community of Port Townsend, Washington State, USA.