Research Projects

Current Projects:

2025 - 2027 - NormTransform: Capturing Social Tipping Dynamics of Advertisements Shaping & Mirroring Climate-Relevant Norms & Values (ACRP 2023)

2022 - 2026 – HighHorizons:  Heat Indicators for Global Health: Surveillance, Early Warning Systems and Adaptation-mitigation Actions to Reduce Heat Impacts in Pregnant Women, Infants and Health Workers in the EU and Africa, Horizon Europe (Horizon Europe), PI  

Finished Projects:

2020-2022 – ENBEL: Connecting Climate Change and Health (Horizon 2020), PI

2020-2023 – REBOOST: A Boost for Rural Lignite Regions (Climate KIC), PI, Project Coordinator

2019-2023 - CASCADES: Cascading Climate Risks: Towards Adaptive and Resilient European Societies (Horizon 2020), PI, Project Co-coordinator 

2017-2020 - Erasmus+ Jean-Monet Module: Instruments of the EU Environmental Policy, Lecturer

2014 - WaterLab: River Basin Management Games Supporting Adaptation to Climate Change and Public Participation in Water Policy (National Natural Science Foundation, China), PI

2014 - Modelling Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty (The World Bank), Co-PI

2012-2014 - Turn Down the Heat Report Series (The World Bank), Human Health and Central Asia and Europe chapters lead author

2010-2013 - Guanting: Sustainable Water and Agricultural Land Use in the Guanting Watershed under Limited Water Availability (German Ministry of Education and Research, Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology), Post-doctoral researcher

2007-2010 - GoverNat: Multilevel Governance of Natural Resources. Tools and processes for Water and Biodiversity Governance in Europe (EU 5th Framework Program), Post-doctoral researcher

2006-2009 - ADAM: Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies Supporting European Climate Policy (EU 6th Framework Program), Junior researcher

2003-2006 - IDARI: Integrated Development of Agriculture and Rural Institutions (EU 5th Framework Program), PhD student