Clearly I Remain a Geographer for Life

Brief Biography

Blair Fitzharris is a climatologist and former Head of the Department of Geography at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. After completing an Honours degree at the University of Otago, he studied for an MA and PhD at the University of British Columbia, Canada, where he was a Commonwealth Scholar. He taught at Otago for 32 years and retired as Emeritus Professor of Geography. He undertook scientific research on climatology at research laboratories and geography departments in Canada, Norway, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Australia. He has written over 150 research publications on geography and climate matters. As a four-time Convening Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), he is very familiar with issues arising from global warming. He has been a consultant for large corporations on climate matters and resource development. He served on several committees of the Royal Society of New Zealand and the International Geographic Union, is a former President of the Meteorological Society of New Zealand and former Chair of the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council.