Fabian Hölzlberger

Fabian Hölzlberger is a researcher at the Chair of Environmental and Resource Economics at Freiberg University of Mining and Technology. His work focuses on water governance, environmental policy design, and conflict resolution under climate uncertainty in Germany.

• Education: M.Sc. in Energy and Resource Economics (Freiberg, 2020-2023), B.Sc. in Business Administration (FHAM Ismaning, 2012-2018)

He contributes to the ZUWAKO project ('Future Water Conflicts in Germany') funded by the Daimler and Benz Stiftung, analyzing water conflicts in mining contexts and developing scenario-based policy frameworks. His research employs serious games to explore governance challenges and multikriterielle decision analysis for post-mining water management in regions like Lausitz.

Collaborating with institutions such as Forschungszentrum Jülich and TU Bergakademie Freiberg, his publications address water governance, climate adaptation, and policy design. He actively presents at project meetings on cases like Turów and Lausitz mining conflicts.