Vensel Margraff

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Vensel Margraff is a PhD researcher at the University of Auckland, specializing in the development of a Multi-layer Resilience Framework for Tsunami Disasters, using geospatial machine learning models. His research focuses on optimizing tsunami resilience investment in Samoa and Tonga. In addition to his academic work, Vensel co-founded Warrior Scholars, a social enterprise dedicated to supporting grassroots athletes across the Pacific

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Oct 27 2025

What Samoa can teach the world about Non-Economic Loss and Damage

Illuminem Voices

Minorities · Diversity & Inclusion

How Samoa’s experience with disasters like Cyclone Evan reveals the profound non-economic losses of culture, identity, and social cohesion that conventional climate finance overlooks

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