Kees van Ginkel

Dr. Kees van Ginkel is a Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Science of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, specializing in Water and Climate Risk. His research focuses on climate change impacts, flood risk management, and critical infrastructure vulnerability. He collaborates globally on projects assessing disaster resilience in coastal regions and urban environments.

• Affiliations: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Science
• Key Areas: Sea level rise, tropical cyclone adaptation, flood protection strategies

Recent work includes analyzing climate adaptation in Mozambique post-Cyclone Idai and developing a global physical vulnerability database for critical infrastructure. He contributes to European climate risk assessments and explores financial stability implications of flood scenarios in low-lying regions.

Publications span peer-reviewed journals like Cell Reports Sustainability and Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, with datasets deposited in Zenodo for open access.

His research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, integrating engineering, economics, and policy to address climate-related challenges in infrastructure resilience and disaster preparedness.