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Dr. Jana Cox is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Hydrology at Utrecht University's Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. Her research focuses on delta sustainability, sediment management, and climate change impacts in the Rhine-Meuse Delta. She completed her PhD and postdoc in Physical Geography with the Rivers2Morrow project, studying river responses to climate change and sea-level rise. Cox is involved in teaching coastal processes at the University of the Westfjords (Iceland) and co-founded Young Women of Geosciences to promote diversity in the field.
Her expertise includes river morphodynamics, sediment budgets, and estuary dynamics. Current projects involve integrating the Delta Climate Center into education/research and developing sedimentation-enhancing strategies for urban deltas. Key research themes include anthropogenic impacts on sediment fluxes, dredging effects, and adaptation to sea-level rise.
Publications highlight studies on global levee systems (openDELvE database), sediment budget analysis in the Rhine basin, and socio-biophysical frameworks for delta sustainability. Media engagement includes commentary on dredging practices in Rotterdam's port. Cox teaches in the Living Lab Sustainable Water Resources Management program and collaborates on global delta vulnerability assessments.
She holds a PhD from Utrecht University (2023) and has advised projects linking sediment management to climate resilience. Her work bridges geoscience with policy, emphasizing socio-ecological solutions for delta regions under climate stress.
