Dr Philippa Hammond

Dr. Philippa Hammond is a behavioural scientist working on systems change and sustainability transitions at CSIRO. She has an academic background in psychology and evolutionary anthropology and has previously worked as a behavioural science consultant on international development projects for Busara Center for Behavioural Economics in Nairobi. These projects included developing tools for participatory forest management in Kenya, informing regulatory policy around digital financial inclusion in India, Kenya and Nigeria, and streamlining public health data collection in Ethiopia.

At CSIRO, Philippa's interests include Innovation Policy research, design and implementation of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) for systems change, development of participatory system dynamics mapping methods and applications, and transdisciplinary production of platforms that support decision making under the uncertainty of climate change and transition to a more sustainable future.

As part of the Towards Net Zero Mission, Philippa developed a formative MEL toolkit for navigating carbon emissions reduction across Australia's hard-to-abate sectors. Her work on complex MEL continues in collaboration with Australian Government partners and through a 3-year project on Collaborative Networks for System Transformation (CNST).

From 2023 - 2026, Philippa has been a member of the Pacific Agrifood Futures initiative which, in collaboration with Pacific partners, sought to better understand and enable responses to current and emerging challenges around food system resilience and sustainability. Her work through this initiative included the transdisciplinary production of the "Agrifood Systems and Climate Explorer", a digital decision support platform that integrated climate forecasts with agricultural and socio-economic data.

Philippa has also worked on several projects across Australian regions that explore participatory methods and tools for building and assessing transition pathways. These collaborations with regional stakeholders have addressed system mapping and planning across contexts including building a green iron and steel industry, exploring low carbon liquid fuel opportunities, and building a living roadmap to reach regional energy transition targets.