Ulrike Hiltner

Ulrike Hiltner is a researcher at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), specializing in ecological system analysis. She contributes to projects like InsuranceGrass, which explores sustainable grassland insurance against climate extremes, and participates in interdisciplinary initiatives such as POLISES (Policy Instruments and Socio-Environmental Systems under Global Change). Her work integrates ecological modeling, remote sensing, and socio-economic dynamics to address climate risk mitigation.

• Affiliation: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Ecological System Analysis department
• Research Themes: Climate risk insurance for grasslands, agent-based modeling of farmer decision-making, ecosystem-service interactions with climate extremes