Jeg er postdoktor ved Senter for klima- og energiomstilling (Institutt for geografi, Universitetet i Bergen). Jeg tok doktorgraden ved Danmarks Tekniske Universitet med en avhandling om styring av klimaendringer.

I nesten tre tiår har jeg arbeidet med klimatiltak, tilpasning – inkludert grensene for tilpasning – samt ‘tap og skade’. Min nåværende forskning fokuserer på hvordan klimaendringer påvirker immateriell kulturarv (les mer her). Jeg er interessert både i responsene som enkeltpersoner og lokalsamfunn utvikler når de står overfor slike påvirkninger, og i de konseptuelle paradigmene vi bruker for å studere disse spørsmålene.

Før jeg begynte ved Universitetet i Bergen, jobbet jeg ved Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, FNs miljøprogram og konsulentselskapet COWI A/S. Tidlig på 1990-tallet var jeg forskningsassistent ved to institutter for anvendt forskning.

Medlemskap: Association of Critical Heritage Studies

Gjesteforskerstillinger: Universitetet i Tokyo (mars–mai 2025)

GEO324: Human Geographies of Adaptation to Climate Change

Jeg har ansvar for dette masteremnet, som er strukturert rundt ni sentrale temaer innen klimatilpasning. Etter den generelle introduksjonen går vi videre til en oversikt over nøkkelspørsmål, presentert gjennom et samfunnsgeografisk perspektiv.

GEO306: Methods in Human Geography

Jeg holder forelesningen om «utvalgsstrategier og spørreundersøkelser» i dette masteremnet.

GEO310: Writing and Project Description

Jeg holder forelesningen om «litteraturgjennomganger og argumenterende skriving» i dette videregående emnet.

GEO283: Geographies of transformation: mitigating and adapting to rapid climate change

Jeg holder forelesningen om «ikke-økonomiske tap og skader» i dette bacheloremnet.

Jeg holder jevnlig gjesteforelesninger ved Københavns Universitet.

Puig, D. (2025). Editorial overview: Social limits to climate change adaptation revisited. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 77(101591). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2025.101591

Puig, D. (2025). Social limits to adaptation in the context of intangible cultural heritage. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 77(101569). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2025.101569

Puig, D., Adger, N. W., Barnett, J., Vanhala, L., & Boyd, E. (2025). Improving the effectiveness of climate change adaptation measures. Climatic Change, 178(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-024-03838-8

Puig, D. (2025). Acting on climate change-driven incommensurable loss. Climate and Development, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2025.2462588

Puig, D. (2025). Det vi holder kjært. Naturen, 149(1), 49-50. https://doi.org/10.18261/naturen.149.1.7

Puig, D. (2024). The Omiwatari religious ritual: an example of climate change-driven loss of intangible cultural heritage. Case Studies in the Environment, 8(1): 2323147. https://doi.org/10.1525/cse.2024.2323147

Puig, D. (2022). Loss and damage in the global stocktake. Climate Policy, 22(2), 175-183. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2021.2023452

Puig, D. (2022). Re-conceptualising climate change-driven 'loss and damage'. International Journal of Global Warming, 27(2), 202-212. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGW.2022.123282

Puig, D., Moner-Girona, M., Szabó, S., & Pascua, I. P. (2021). Universal access to electricity: actions to avoid locking-in unsustainable technology choices. Environmental Research Letters, 16(12), 121003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac3ceb

Puig, D., Moner-Girona, M., Kammen, D. M., Mulugetta, Y., Marzouk, A., Jarrett, M., ... & Nakićenović, N. (2021). An action agenda for Africa's electricity sector. Science, 373(6555), 616-619. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abh1975

Calliari, E., Vanhala, L., Nordlander, L., Puig, D., Bakhtiari, F., Hossain, M. F., ... & Rahman, M. F. (2021). Loss and damage. In The Paris Agreement on Climate Change (pp. 200-217). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979191.00017

Puig, D., & Bakhtiari, F. (2021). Determinants of successful delivery by non-state actors: an exploratory study. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 21(1), 93-111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-020-09482-8

Szabó, S., Pinedo Pascua, I., Puig, D., Moner-Girona, M., Negre, M., Huld, T., ... & Kammen, D. (2021). Mapping of affordability levels for photovoltaic-based electricity generation in the solar belt of sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia and South Asia. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82638-x

Puig, D., & Bakhtiari, F. (2019). Incorporating uncertainty in national-level climate change-mitigation policy: possible elements for a research agenda. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 9, 86-89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-018-0514-5

Moner‐Girona, M., Puig, D., Mulugetta, Y., Kougias, I., AbdulRahman, J., & Szabó, S. (2018). Next generation interactive tool as a backbone for universal access to electricity. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 7(6), e305. https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.305

Puig, D., Haselip, J. A., & Bakhtiari, F. (2018). The mismatch between the in-country determinants of technology transfer, and the scope of technology transfer initiatives under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 18, 659-669. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-018-9405-1

Puig, D., Farrell, T. C., & Moner‐Girona, M. (2018). A quantum leap in energy efficiency to put the sustainable development goals in closer reach. Global Policy, 9(3), 429-431. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.12574

Puig, D., Morales-Nápoles, O., Bakhtiari, F., & Landa, G. (2018). The accountability imperative for quantifying the uncertainty of emission forecasts: evidence from Mexico. Climate Policy, 18(6), 742-751. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2017.1373623

Karavai, M., Lütken, S. E., & Puig, D. (2018). Could baseline establishment be counterproductive for emissions reduction? Insights from Vietnam’s building sector. Climate Policy, 18(4), 459-470. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2017.1304350

Haselip, J., Hansen, U. E., Puig, D., Trærup, S., & Dhar, S. (2015). Governance, enabling frameworks and policies for the transfer and diffusion of low carbon and climate adaptation technologies in developing countries. Climatic Change, 131(3), 363-370. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-015-1440-0

de Coninck, H., & Puig, D. (2015). Assessing climate change mitigation technology interventions by international institutions. Climatic Change, 131(3), 417-433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-015-1344-z

Scrieciu, S. Ş., Belton, V., Chalabi, Z., Mechler, R., & Puig, D. (2014). Advancing methodological thinking and practice for development-compatible climate policy planning. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 19, 261-288. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-013-9538-z

En teori om sosiale grenser for klimatilpasning.

Klimaendringenes påvirkning på immateriell kulturarv.

Ikke-økonomiske ‘tap og skader’ i Arktis.