Michael Davies-Venn is a public policy analyst and communication professional. He holds a MPP, MA, and BSc (summa cum laude). In his research at the nexus of global environment and health he addresses questions concerning innovative governance frameworks and institutions for complex contemporary challenges emerging in the Anthropocene. A current research project examines interaction between biophysical factors including climate change impacts and socio-ecological systems on epidemiological outcomes concerning infectious diseases.
As an analyst focused on global environmental politics, he draws on empirics to explore questions related to architecture of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), such as influence of their design elements on differentiation in implementation outcomes.
A cosmopolitan, Davies-Venn is recipient of numerous academic awards from institutions in Europe and North-America, most recently from the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, Canada. He holds concurrent research positions at the Faculty of Health, Global Health, York University, Canada and Faculty of Science, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where he was named Junior Fellow in Ethics of the Anthropocene. He is a fellow at the Earth System Governance Network. He recently joined the UN Expert Group on Equitable Access to Water and Sanitation as an academic participant.