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John C. Mutter is a professor at Columbia University with appointments in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and in the School of International and Public Affairs. He was previously deputy director of the Earth Institute.

Mutter co-teaches Disasters and Development and Science for Sustainable Development which is a core course in the undergraduate major in sustainable development in Columbia College. He also teaches graduate level marine seismology in Earth and Environmental Sciences. John Mutter's research focuses on the role of natural disasters in constraining development opportunities for poor and emerging societies. Mutter is co-founder of the Bamboo Bike project, which creates a new type of bicycle for Africans.

In 2015 he published a book on the subject titled The Disaster Profiteers: How Natural Disasters Make The Rich Richer And The Poor Even Poorer and in 2020 Climate Change Science: A Primer for Sustainable Development.

Many of his commentaries on natural disasters and other current issues can be found at OECD insights and in Earth magazine.

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