Dr Victoria Hoare

Personal statement:

I am a social and climate scientist, with expertise in stakeholder engagement, climate adaptation and net zero policy creation. I have over 8 years of experience managing complex applied collaborative and interdisciplinary social science projects and programs at local, national, and international levels. The projects I have led have established a strong track record of designing and delivering influential research, drawing on a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods and data sources. Throughout I have been interested in researching how fair and equitable current stakeholder engagement and analysis processes currently are, and methods in which to improve these.

Collaboration opportunities:

I am keen to collaborate with policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and community organisations working on equitable climate solutions. I am particularly interested in interdisciplinary collaborations that bridge social science, climate science, and policy to support fair and inclusive net zero and adaptation pathways. This includes co-producing research with stakeholders, designing and evaluating participatory engagement processes, and translating evidence into decision‑ready policy insights. I welcome partnerships focused on place‑based adaptation, just transitions, climate governance, and public engagement, as well as international collaborations that share learning across contexts and support capacity‑building for climate action.

Publications:

Reed et al., 2025. Analyzing who is relevant to engage in decision-making processes by interests, influence and impact: the 3i methodological framework. Journal of Environmental Management, 373, p.123437.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479724034236

Hoare, V., Hinson, C., Reyniers, B., O’Shea, R., Howe, C., 2022. MAPTkit: An environmental management decision-tool for inclusive, equitable and representative stakeholder attribute mapping. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 4(2): e12235.
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2688-8319.12235

Hoare, V., Balmond, N.A., Hays, G.C., Jones, R., Koldewey, H., Laloë, J.O., Levy, E., Llewellyn, F., Morrall, H. and Esteban, N., 2022. Spatial variation of plastic debris on important turtle nesting beaches of the remote Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 181, p.113868.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X22005501

Misal, H., Miles, V., Hoare, V., 2022. Responding to the Climate Crisis – Taking Action on the IPCC 6th Assessment Report. Weather.
https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wea.4162