Sherilee Harper

Early Career Scientist Award (North America) Recipient

Sherilee Harper

An internationally renowned expert in climate change and health, Dr. Harper’s award-winning research has advanced community-led approaches, bringing local voices, experiences, and priorities into international decision-making about climate change. Dr. Harper has been actively engaged with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and has advised the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on climate change topics.

Sherilee in Iqaluit, Nunavut (Arctic)
Team of climate-health researchers in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut (Arctic)
Working in Uganda on climate change and health

Working in Uganda on food systems, climate change, and health
Working with Indigenous Shawi Peoples in Peru on climate change and health

Working with Indigenous Shawi Peoples in Peru (photo taken with informed consent)
Sherilee at IPCC report UN approval plenary
IPCC report approval UN plenary
IPCC report approved at the UN plenary

The 2021 Prize

All 2021 awardees received an original piece of art by scientific photographer Karl Gaff who specializes in microscopy art. Sherilee Harper received ‘Sticks of Fire Plant’.

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