I am a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (Department of Geography, University of Bergen).  I received my PhD from the Technical University of Denmark, with a thesis focused on climate change governance.

Over the past nearly thirty years, I have worked on climate change mitigation, adaptation -- including limits to adaptation -- and loss and damage.  At present, my work focuses on climate change-driven loss of intangible cultural heritage.

Prior to joining the University of Bergen, I worked for the Technical University of Denmark, the United Nations Environment Programme, and COWI A/S, a consulting company.  In the early 1990s, I was a research assistant in a couple of applied research institutes.

GEO324: Human Geographies of Adaptation to Climate Change

I am responsible for this master's course, which is structured around nine key topics in adaptation. For each topic, a generalist introduction is followed by an overview of key issues presented through a human geography lens.

GEO306: Methods in Human Geography

I teach the session on "sampling strategies and surveys" in this master's course.

GEO310: Writing and Project Description

I teach the session on "literature reviews and argumentative writing" in this post-graduate course.

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

I teach the session on "non-economic loss and damage" in this bachelor's course.

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

A theory of social limits to adaptation.

Climate change-driven loss of intangible cultural heritage.