Dev Patel
Development economist and researcher at Harvard focused on climate change and economic development, known for work on flooding, salinity, and using remote sensing and machine learning for policy-relevant research.
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Sep 18, 2024 • 29min
S4 Ep37: How do floods impact economic development?
Dev Patel, a Harvard development economist studying climate, flooding and remote sensing. He explains why Bangladesh is especially vulnerable. He describes creating near-daily flood maps with machine learning. He discusses how floods reshape local economies, agriculture and migration. He talks about using granular data to help farmers adapt with cheap, actionable salinity information.
