Carola Klöck (born Betzold) joins CERI in September 2018 as assistant professor in political science. In 2013, she obtained her PhD from ETH Zurich and then held positions at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, the University of Antwerp in Belgium and the University of Göttingen in Germany. Carola was also visiting scholar at the Australian National University in Australia (in 2016) and at the University of the South Pacific on its Laucala Campus in Fiji (2018).

Carola’s research is located at the interface of political science, human geography and development studies, and examines adaptation to climate change, and the politics of climate change more generally. At the moment, Carola analyses how adaptation finance is distributed as well as how this finance is used on the ground, with a specific interest in island contexts, notably small island developing states. The role of these states in international climate negotiations is also of interest to her.

Carola is co-author of Development Aid and Adaptation to Climate Change (London, Palgrave, 2018 ; with Florian Weiler) and currently co-edits a volume on adaptation in small island states that results from a workshop she has co-organised with funding from the Volkswagen Foundation (with Michael Fink).

At CERI, Carola is one of the organisers of the seminar series “Environment and International Relations”. She teaches the course “Espace Mondial” (World Politics) on the Franco-German campus of Nancy.

- Adaptation to climate change and development assistance
- Role of coalitions in international climate negotiations for small (island) states

Beyond Coalitions: Small States in Climate Negotiations (BeCoSS Climate)

Coastal adaptation in the Comoros: the role of perceptions and the risk of mal-adaptation

Sciences Po
Thinking IR Globally (licence)
Weltpolitik: IB Global Gedacht (licence)
Adaptation to Climate Change in Small Island Developing States (master)

• Carola Klöck, Diana Carrillo Risi. La (non-)coopération des petites îles de l’océan Indien dans les négociations climatiques. Études internationales, 2025, 55 (3), pp.549-571. ⟨10.7202/1120078ar⟩. ⟨hal-05298665⟩
• Charlotte Desmasures, Carola Klöck. Forum shopping across multilateral negotiations: Kyrgyzstan’s mountain diplomacy between the United Nations General Assembly and the UNFCCC COPs. Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 2025, 23 p. ⟨10.1080/09557571.2025.2512986⟩. ⟨hal-05140900⟩
• Carola Klöck, Christian Baatz, Nils Wendler. Procedural justice and (in)equitable participation in climate negotiations. UCL Open Environment, 2025, 7 (1), ⟨10.14324/111.444/ucloe.3116⟩. ⟨hal-04940521⟩
• Anni Määttänen, Thibaut Lameille, Carola Klöck, Olivier Boucher, François Ravetta. Uncertainties and confidence in stratospheric aerosol injection modelling: a systematic literature review. Oxford Open Climate Change, 2024, 4 (1), pp.kgae007. ⟨10.1093/oxfclm/kgae007⟩. ⟨insu-04634987v2⟩
• Carola Klöck, Paula Castro, Simon Chin-Yee, Clara B. Gurresø, Charlotte Desmasures, et al.. Beyond AOSIS: small island states’ presence and participation at COP27. Climate and Development, 2024, 12 p. ⟨10.1080/17565529.2023.2298780⟩. ⟨hal-04439464⟩
• Carola Klöck, Adrien Estève, Amandine Orsini. Les États à l’épreuve des « crises migratoires ». Eberhard Kienle, Carola Klöck, Adrien Estève et Alain Dieckhoff (dir.). Un monde en crises, Presses de Sciences Po, pp.73-88, 2023, L'Enjeu mondial, 9782724641400. ⟨hal-04193891⟩
• Alain Dieckhoff, Eberhard Kienle, Carola Klöck, Adrien Estève. Introduction - Un monde en crise(s) ?. Eberhard Kienle, Carola Klöck, Adrien Estève et Alain Dieckhoff (dir.). Un monde en crises, Presses de Sciences Po, pp.7-13, 2023, L'Enjeu mondial, 9782724641400. ⟨hal-04193797⟩
• Eberhard Kienle, Carola Klöck, Adrien Estève, Alain Dieckhoff (Dir.). Un monde en crises. Centre de recherches internationales (CERI). Presses de Sciences Po, 180 p., 2023, L'Enjeu mondial. ⟨hal-04193675⟩
• Ellen Ledger, Carola Klöck. Climate justice through climate finance? Australia’s approach to climate finance in the Pacific. npj Climate Action, 2023, 2 (19), 12 p. ⟨10.1038/s44168-023-00053-6⟩. ⟨hal-04200887⟩
• Carola Klöck, Marie-Noëlle Woillez. L'adaptation côtière aux Comores. Le rôle des perceptions et le risque de mal-adaptation. AFD Research Paper Series, 2023, 280, 54 p. ⟨hal-04087869⟩
• Carola Klöck. Seminare in der politikwissenschaftlichen Lehre gestalten. Wochenschau Verlag, 64 p., 2023, Kleine Reihe Hochschuldidaktik Politik, 9783734415685. ⟨hal-04012112⟩
• Carola Klöck, Adrien Estève. Négocier la crise en temps de crise : les négociations environnementales internationales. Négociations, 2022/1 (37), 172 p., 2023. ⟨hal-03971551⟩
• Carola Klöck, Virginie Duvat, Patrick Nunn. Maladaptive diffusion? The spread of hard protection to adapt to coastal erosion and flooding along island coasts in the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Regional Environmental Change, 2022, 22 (article 136), ⟨10.1007/s10113-022-01989-x⟩. ⟨hal-03883045⟩
• Carola Klöck. Claire Weill, Petite et grande histoire de l’environnement. Konrad von Moltke (1941–2005). European Review of International Studies, 2022, 9 (1), pp.132-135. ⟨10.1163/21967415-09010003⟩. ⟨hal-03659296⟩
• Ellen Ledger, Carola Klöck. La politique allemande de l’aide climatique. Allemagne d'aujourd'hui : revue francaise d'information sur l'Allemagne, 2022, n° 239, pp.157-168. ⟨10.3917/all.239.0157⟩. ⟨hal-03632207⟩
• Carola Klöck, Paula Castro, Florian Weiler. Coalitions in the Climate Change Negotiations. LIEPP Policy Brief, 2021, 55, ⟨10.25647/liepp.pb.55⟩. ⟨hal-03409340⟩
• Carola Klöck. Compte rendu de "Environmental Justice: Key Issues". European Review of International Studies, 2021, 8 (1), pp.93 - 96. ⟨10.1163/21967415-bja10038⟩. ⟨hal-03229959⟩
• Florian Weiler, Carola Klöck. Donor interactions in the allocation of adaptation aid: A network analysis. Earth System Governance, 2021, 7 (March 2021), pp.en ligne. ⟨10.1016/j.esg.2021.100099⟩. ⟨hal-03393450⟩
• Carola Klöck. Négocier au sein des négociations : les petits États insulaires, l’Alliance des petits États insulaires et les négociations climatiques. Négociations, 2021, 2020/2 (34), pp.17 - 31. ⟨10.3917/neg.034.0017⟩. ⟨hal-03380848⟩
• Patrick Nunn, Roger Mclean, Annika Dean, Teddy Fong, Viliamu Iese, et al.. Adaptation to Climate Change: Contemporary Challenges and Perspectives. Lalit Kumar. Climate Change and Impacts in the Pacific, Springer, pp.499 - 524, 2021, 9783030328788. ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-32878-8_14⟩. ⟨hal-03283887⟩
• Carola Klöck. Les coalitions dans les négociations pour le climat. 2021. ⟨hal-03386033⟩
• Patrick Nunn, Carola Klöck, Virginie Duvat. Seawalls as maladaptations along island coasts. Ocean and Coastal Management, 2021, 205 (105504), ⟨10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105554⟩. ⟨hal-03265553⟩
• Carola Klöck. Why Join a Coalition? Climate Change and International Negociation. 2021. ⟨hal-03386050⟩
• Carola Klöck, Paula Castro, Florian Weiler, Lau Øfjord Blaxekjær (Dir.). Coalitions in the Climate Change Negotiations. Carola Kloeck; Paula Castro; Florian Weiler; Lau Øfjord Blaxekjær. Routledge, pp.240, 2020, 9780367313210. ⟨hal-03386559⟩
• Carola Klöck, Paula Castro, Florian Weiler, Lau Øfjord Blaxekjær. Conclusions - Coalitions in the Climate Change Negotiations. Carola Kloeck; Paula Castro; Florian Weiler; Lau Øfjord Blaxekjær. Coalitions in the Climate Change Negotiations, Routledge, pp.177 - 186, 2020, 9780429316258. ⟨hal-03386558⟩
• Carola Klöck, Paula Castro, Florian Weiler, Lau Øfjord Blaxekjær. Introduction - Coalitions in the Climate Change Negotiations. Carola Kloeck; Paula Castro; Florian Weiler; Lau Øfjord Blaxekjær. Coalitions in the Climate Change Negotiations, Routledge, pp.1 - 14, 2020, 9780429316258. ⟨hal-03386557⟩
• Carola Klöck, Paula Castro. Fragmentation in the climate change negotiations. Carola Kloeck; Paula Castro; Florian Weiler; Lau Øfjord Blaxekjær. Coalitions in the Climate Change Negotiations, Routledge, pp.17 - 34, 2020, 9780429316258. ⟨hal-03254651⟩
• Carola Klöck, Irène Fagotto. The Landscape of Adaptation Aid in SIDS. 2020. ⟨hal-03389175⟩
• Carola Klöck, Michael Fink. Small Island States Facing Climate Change. 2020. ⟨hal-03385912⟩
• Carola Klöck. Multiple Coalition Memberships: Helping or Hindering Small States in Multilateral (Climate) Negotiations?. International Negotiation, 2020, 25 (2), pp.279 - 297. ⟨10.1163/15718069-25131244⟩. ⟨hal-03380889⟩
• Carola Klöck. Climate change adaptation. Learning from successes and failures. Nature Climate Change, 2020, 10 (July 2020), pp.601 - 602. ⟨10.1038/s41558-020-0816-y⟩. ⟨hal-03380888⟩
• Kevin Grecksch, Carola Klöck. Access and allocation in climate change adaptation. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 2020, 20, pp.271-286. ⟨10.1007/s10784-020-09477-5⟩. ⟨hal-03566812⟩
• Carola Klöck. Covid-19 and Climate Change: What the Current Pandemic Means for Climate. Les Dossiers du CERI, 2020, en ligne. ⟨hal-03566818⟩
• Carola Klöck, Michael Fink. Les petits Etats insulaires face au changement climatique. Entretien avec Carola Kloeck et Michael Fink. 2019. ⟨hal-03392060⟩
• Carola Klöck, Michael Fink. Dealing With Climate Change on Small Islands. An Interview with Carola Kloeck and Michael Fink. 2019. ⟨hal-03392059⟩
• Carola Klöck. Chronicles From the Field: COP 25. 2019. ⟨hal-03392063⟩
• Carola Klöck, Michael Fink (Dir.). Dealing with climate change on small islands: Toward effective and sustainable adaptation. Carola Kloeck; Michael Fink. Universitätsverlag Göttingen, pp.337, 2019, 9783863954352. ⟨hal-03366751⟩
• Carola Klöck. Dealing with climate change in the German Wadden Sea: Perceptions, measures, and contestation on Hallig Hooge. Ocean and Coastal Management, 2019, 179 (september), pp.en ligne. ⟨10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104864⟩. ⟨hal-03381069⟩
• Carola Klöck, Patrick Nunn. Adaptation to Climate Change in Small Island Developing States: A Systematic Literature Review of Academic Research. Journal of Environment and Development, 2019, 28 (2), pp.196-218. ⟨10.1177/1070496519835895⟩. ⟨hal-03393701⟩
• Carola Klöck, Hellena Debelts, Michael Fink. Conference report : 'Dealing with Climate Change on Small Islands – Towards Effective and Sustainable Adaptation?'. Pacific Geographies, 2019, 51 (January/February), pp.23 - 25. ⟨10.23791/512325⟩. ⟨hal-03471458⟩
• Carola Klöck. Entretien avec Carola Kloeck. 2019. ⟨hal-03392954⟩
• Carola Klöck. Interview with Carola Kloeck, Assistant Professor. 2019. ⟨hal-03392739⟩
• Carola Klöck, Nadia Molenaers, Florian Weiler. Reaching climate funding targets: The polluters aren’t paying. And green parties do not make a difference. 2019. ⟨hal-03457724⟩
• Carola Klöck. Politique internationale du climat : quels espoirs pour le sommet de Katowice ?. 2018. ⟨hal-03392751⟩
• Carola Klöck, Nadia Molenaers, Florian Weiler. Responsibility, capacity, greenness or vulnerability? What explains the levels of climate aid provided by bilateral donors?. Environmental Politics, 2018, 27 (5), pp.892 - 916. ⟨10.1080/09644016.2018.1480273⟩. ⟨hal-03413590⟩
• Carola Klöck, Matthew Dornan, Florian Weiler. Vulnerability, good governance, or donor interests? The allocation of aid for climate change adaptation. World Development, 2018, 104, pp.65 - 77. ⟨10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.11.001⟩. ⟨hal-03399189⟩
• Carola Klöck, Florian Weiler. Development Aid and Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries. Palgrave Macmillan, pp.223, 2018. ⟨hal-03394051⟩
• Carola Klöck, Ibrahim Mohamed. Seawalls as a response to coastal erosion and flooding: a case study from Grande Comore, Comoros (West Indian Ocean). Regional Environmental Change, 2017, 17 (4), pp.1077 - 1087. ⟨10.1007/s10113-016-1044-x⟩. ⟨hal-03399701⟩
• Carola Klöck. Adapting to climate change in small island developing states. Climatic Change, 2015, 133 (3), pp.481 - 489. ⟨10.1007/s10584-015-1408-0⟩. ⟨hal-03585191⟩