Dr Jin-ho Chung

Dr Jin-ho Chung is Departmental Lecturer in Development Studies at the Oxford Department of International Development (ODID) and an Affiliate of the Transport Studies Unit (TSU). He also serves as a College Advisor at St Antony’s College.

His research examines climate mobility, urban informality, and sustainable urban transitions across cities in the Global North and South. Drawing on political ecology and mixed-methods approaches, he studies how climate stressors reshape patterns of mobility, infrastructure, and socio-spatial inequality.

Before joining ODID, he worked as Researcher in Climate Mobility and Research Associate in Urban Development at the TSU, and previously held positions at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) and UNDP. He received his PhD in Human Geography from University College London (UCL).

As the Principal Investigator of the UKRI-funded CEMENT project (£300k, 2023-2025), Jin-ho explored the intersections of climate mobility, urban precarity, and sustainable development through the lens of political ecology. His research combines mixed-methods approaches — integrating socio-economic data, climate datasets, and fieldwork — to generate critical, policy-relevant insights into how cities navigate climate impacts and urban informality.

Jin-ho’s work focuses on the interface between academia and development practice, aimed at improving the relationships between science, policy and practice. In order to have real-world impacts, his approach has been interdisciplinary and collaborative, drawing from collaborations with academics, policymakers and civil society. He was featured in the video interview produced by the University of Oxford’s Social Sciences Division for the COP26 summit and recently organised the policy roundtable at the UNU-CPR in New York.

Chung, J., Keith, M., Schwanen, T. (2026) Climate change adaptation in south Asian cities: A scoping review of literature from 2008 to 2022, Cities, 170, 106697

Chung, J. (2025) Intra-community politics: winners and losers from the community-based adaptation (CBA) projects in northern Ethiopia. Community Development Journal, bsaf015. 

Chung, J. (2023) Understanding Climate-Related Mobility in Contexts of Urbanization. United Nations University.

Chung, J. (2023) Who defines community in community-based adaptation: Different perceptions of community between government and citizens in Ethiopia. Climate and Development, 15(2), 122-131.

Chung, J., Buswala, B., Keith, M., Schwanen, T. (2022) Climate mobilities into cities: A systematic review of literature from 2011 – 2020. Urban Climate, 45, 101252.

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