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Lorraine Coulter
A water and livelihoods specialist, Lorraine's expertise lies in the analysis of quantitative and qualitative livelihood systems information, with a focus on livelihoods modeling. She has developed a range of models to simulate and evaluate emergency and development interventions, including ongoing support to the World Bank-Ethiopia aimed at informing Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) design and targeting. Work in this area includes the development of a user-friendly information system for use by district and regional officials that calculates beneficiary population reaching benchmarks for graduation out of the program, aimed at increasing evidence-based decisions, accountability, and transparency in the program. Drawing on her background in water resources, she has also led the development of a new methodology - Water Economy for Livelihoods (WELS) - for assessing water access at household level and related impacts on food security. Past work in this area includes an ODI/RiPPLE-funded study projecting impacts of IPCC and other climate change scenarios on household water and livelihoods security in Ethiopia. In addition, she leads emergency assessments and analyses processes to help decision-makers identify in-need populations and required support in times of drought, market shifts, and other shocks. She speaks Swahili and has a working knowledge of French.
