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Stephen Adaawen is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Department of Demography at the University of Groningen. His research focuses on migration dynamics, climate/environmental change impacts, rural development, and migration governance. He actively contributes to international initiatives including the AU African Institute of Remittances (AIR), Climate Mobility and Displacement Platform (CMDP), and the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD). His work bridges demographic analysis with policy-oriented research on climate adaptation and transnational migration patterns. Recent publications emphasize gendered migration motives, climate displacement frameworks, and regional drought adaptation strategies. Adaawen holds expertise in interdisciplinary methodologies, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches to study human mobility in African and Caribbean contexts. His recent projects include analyses on children's education as migration drivers, transnational family narratives, and green economy labor dynamics. He regularly engages in policy dialogues through organizations like the International Centre for Migration Policy Development and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Key contributions include developing frameworks for climate migration adaptation, evaluating national drought plans, and publishing on migration-environment linkages in disaster-prone regions. His research highlights the interconnectedness of environmental changes, socio-economic factors, and policy responses in shaping global migration patterns.

• Migration
• Demography
• Climate/Environmental Change
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Prof. Thea Hilhorst is a leading scholar in humanitarian studies at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her work focuses on crises arising from disasters, conflicts, and political instability, emphasizing the intersection of humanitarian aid, development, and social justice. She holds a Spinoza Prize (2022), the Netherlands' highest scientific honor, and established the Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre. Her research spans global contexts like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, and Syria, with a focus on accountability, resilience, and advocacy in humanitarian action. Education: PhD (2000) in Rural Sociology from Wageningen University, followed by roles as lecturer and professor at Wageningen before transitioning to ISS in 2015. Key contributions include founding the International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA) and co-creating platforms like KUNO for knowledge exchange in humanitarian work. Research Themes: Humanitarian governance, resilience in crisis, gender in disasters, and the ethical dimensions of fieldwork in conflict zones. Recent projects include analyzing 'When Conflict Meets Disaster' and humanitarian accountability frameworks. Awards: Spinoza Prize (2022), French Red Cross Foundation Prize (2020), and KNAW Membership (2021). Grants include ERC Advanced Grant (2020) and NWO funding for studies on transactional sex in crises and humanitarian accountability. Advocacy & Media: Regular contributor to Dutch and international media on crises like the Ukraine war and Gaza conflict. Advises policy bodies, including the Dutch House of Representatives and UN agencies. Committed to training early-career researchers, particularly from Global South institutions.

• Humanitarian Studies
• Disaster Management
• Conflict Zones
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Prof. Wouter Botzen holds a dual role as a full Professor of Economics of Global Environmental Change at the Utrecht University School of Economics and Professor of Economics of Climate Change and Natural Disasters at VU University Amsterdam's Department of Environmental Economics, where he also serves as Head of the department. He is a senior research fellow at the Wharton School's Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the University of Pennsylvania. His work bridges environmental economics, risk analysis, and policy design. Botzen earned his MSc in Economics from Maastricht University (2005–2006) and completed his PhD at VU University Amsterdam (2006–2009). His academic career includes prior roles as Associate and Assistant Professor at VU University (2010–2016) and visiting scholar positions at institutions in the U.S. and Spain. His research focuses on climate change economics, behavioral responses to disaster risks, valuation of natural environments, and flood risk management. He emphasizes integrating behavioral insights into policy tools, such as insurance mechanisms to incentivize risk reduction and adaptation. Key projects include Future Deltas , NATURVATION , and Pathways to Sustainability , which explore urban resilience, nature-based solutions, and socio-economic tipping points from climate impacts. Botzen has received prestigious awards such as the Vidi and Veni scholarships from NWO, the Lloyd's Science of Risk Prize, and multiple best-paper awards in Risk Analysis . His grants include EU-funded initiatives like NATURVATION and Dutch-funded projects on sustainable energy governance. He collaborates extensively with academic teams and policymakers, contributing to global studies on flood risk, carbon pricing, and climate adaptation policies. His work aims to address systemic challenges in risk mitigation and resource allocation through interdisciplinary frameworks.

• Climate Change Economics
• Natural Disasters
• Behavioral Economics
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Anaïs Couasnon is a PhD researcher at the Department of Water and Climate Risk, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, part of the Faculty of Science. Her research focuses on compound flood risk modeling, probabilistic methods, and global hazard assessment under climate change. She is supervised by Dr. Philip Ward and Dr. Hessel Winsemius as part of a VIDI project. Education: MSc in Hydraulic Engineering (TU Delft, 2017); BSc in Civil Engineering (McGill University, 2010). Research interests include probabilistic modeling, multivariate dependence analysis, flood risk management, and climate impacts on coastal-riverine interactions. She contributes to global datasets like COAST-RP and socio-hydrological benchmarking. Key activities include: Developing frameworks for compound flood risk assessment Modeling extreme sea-level events and storm surges Collaborating on global hazard frameworks and disaster risk reduction strategies Contributions to datasets include: COAST-RP dataset Panta Rhei socio-hydrological benchmark dataset

• Flood Risk Management
• Climate Change
• Environmental Science
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Ling Chang is an Associate Professor at the University of Twente, affiliated with the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) and the Department of Earth Observation Science. She holds a Ph.D. from Delft University of Technology (2015) and an M.S.E. from Tongji University (2010). Her research focuses on statistical hypothesis testing, time series modeling, and change detection using satellite remote sensing, particularly InSAR techniques. Key projects include AlignSAR (ESA Open SAR library) and RailRadar (TUDelft-ProRail collaboration). Education: M.S.E. in Geodesy and Survey Engineering, Tongji University, China (2010) Ph.D. in Geodesy, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands (2015) Research interests emphasize InSAR applications in infrastructure monitoring, environmental geology, and disaster risk assessment. Notable achievements include the Prof. J.M. Tienstra Research Prize (2022) and leadership in the NCG talent program (2020). Teaching responsibilities include coordinating the Radar Remote Sensing course. Her work contributes to UN SDGs related to sustainable infrastructure and climate action.

• Remote Sensing
• Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
• InSAR Techniques
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Dr. Diana Reckien is an Associate Professor at the University of Twente's Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-Information Management (PGM), and holds a joint appointment at the Digital Society Institute. She previously served as Coordinating Lead Author for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) until 2022, coordinating Chapter 17 on decision-making for risk management. Her work bridges climate change and governance, emphasizing urban equity and justice. She has contributed to Climate Analytics Berlin, Columbia University, and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, alongside roles at the Asian Development Bank. Reckien earned her PhD (magna cum laude) in Geography from the University of Marburg (Germany) and John Moores University Liverpool (UK). Her research focuses on climate adaptation and mitigation in urban contexts, including socio-economic vulnerabilities, adaptation synergies, and climate migration. Methodologically, she develops tools like Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping (FCM) to integrate qualitative stakeholder insights with quantitative models. Current projects include HABITABLE (climate migration scenarios), RiskPACC (disaster resilience through citizen engagement), LOCALISED (European Green Deal support), and EURO-LCP Initiative (European urban climate plans analysis). She leads teams as Co-PI or Coordinator, collaborating with institutions like IHS Rotterdam and ALGA. Teaching responsibilities include courses on global challenges, local climate planning, and risk-sensitive urban design. Reckien has received the José María Sarriegi Major Catastrophe Research Award (2019). Her research outputs include over 70 peer-reviewed articles and special issues on climate decision-making, climate change simulation/gaming, and geo-information tools. She advises PhD students and contributes to global climate policy assessments, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches and policy-relevant outcomes.

• Climate Change
• Urban Planning
• Environmental Governance
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Dr. Irene Manzella is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Earth Sciences at the University of Twente. Her research focuses on landslide dynamics, volcanic processes, and granular flow mechanics with applications to natural hazard mitigation. She specializes in experimental geophysics, combining field observations, laboratory simulations, and numerical modeling to understand mass wasting phenomena. Key research areas include debris avalanche propagation mechanisms, sedimentological analysis of volcanic deposits, and the role of particle concentration in gravitational instabilities within volcanic clouds. Manzella's work integrates smart sensor technologies for real-time landslide monitoring and develops innovative methods for disaster impact assessment, such as multi-hazard dashboards and EO-based risk frameworks. Her collaborative projects involve creating flood and earthquake hazard maps for Dominica, developing immersive visualizations for scientific communication, and organizing conferences like the NEEDS conference 2023. Manzella contributes to open-source tools like Python workflows for satellite data processing and has published over 35 peer-reviewed articles in journals like Geomorphology and Frontiers in Earth Science . Recent work emphasizes bidisperse granular flows' scale-dependent behavior, smart sensor applications for tracking debris movement, and improving volcanic hazard predictions through experimental validation of ash cloud dynamics. Her research bridges engineering, geology, and computer science to enhance disaster resilience strategies globally.

• Geophysics
• Volcanology
• Landslide Dynamics
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Francesco Cecchi is an Associate Professor in the Development Economics Group at Wageningen University & Research. His research focuses on development economics with a particular emphasis on behavioral and experimental approaches applied to microfinance, insurance, and risk mitigation in contexts of rural poverty. He has conducted fieldwork in Bolivia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Brazil, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, and Uganda. His expertise spans agricultural economics, development economics, behavioral economics, and experimental methods. Current projects address topics like cooperative roles in climate adaptation, microcredit effectiveness, and social capital's role in disaster risk reduction. Cecchi employs randomized controlled trials and lab-in-the-field experiments to evaluate interventions such as crop insurance innovations and digital financial tools in Kenya. Key research themes include understanding how contextual factors influence financial inclusion, insurance adoption, and gender disparities in earnings and resource allocation. His work bridges theoretical insights from behavioral economics with practical applications to enhance resilience among smallholder farmers and marginalized communities in developing regions.

• Development Economics
• Behavioral Economics
• Experimental Economics
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Irina Stipanovic is an Assistant Professor specializing in Market Dynamics, focusing on infrastructure maintenance, climate change adaptation, and railway systems. Her research integrates advanced technologies like Digital Twins and machine learning to enhance decision-making in civil engineering contexts. Her work addresses critical challenges in infrastructure management, including risk-based maintenance scheduling, structural health monitoring, and flood resilience. She explores innovative methods such as entity-embedding neural networks and vision-based 3D inspections to improve predictive maintenance and asset lifecycle management. Key themes in her research include: Railway earthwork maintenance under climate change Multi-objective decision models for infrastructure prioritization Integration of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) into Digital Twin platforms Resilience planning for critical infrastructure against floods and other hazards She has contributed to EU initiatives on standardization of Digital Twin applications and has published extensively on railway, tunnel, and bridge management. Her work emphasizes data-driven approaches to sustainable infrastructure solutions.

• Civil Engineering
• Infrastructure Maintenance
• Climate Change Adaptation
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Dr. Ilyas Masih is an Associate Professor of Water Resources Planning at the Department of Water Resources and Ecosystems, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. His roles include coordinating the MSc Programme in Water Management and Governance (2015–2018) and teaching courses on water resources planning, environmental impact assessment, and drought management. He has extensive experience in hydrological modeling, integrated water resources management, and capacity building across Asia and Africa, including Ethiopia, Pakistan, Iran, and Vietnam. Dr. Masih holds a PhD from UNESCO-IHE, focused on hydrological variability in semi-arid regions. His research spans climate change impacts, drought assessment, agricultural water management, and water treatment technologies. He has supervised numerous MSc and PhD students and contributed to global datasets for hydrological modeling, such as remote sensing and reanalysis data. His publications emphasize drought management strategies, climate adaptation, and bioremediation technologies. Key themes in his work include the interplay between climate extremes and crop productivity, sustainable water use in agriculture, and policy alignment with disaster risk reduction frameworks. Leveraging interdisciplinary approaches, Dr. Masih collaborates with international organizations like IWMI and engages in training programs to enhance water resource management capacities globally.

• Hydrology
• Water Resources Planning
• Climate Change Impact Assessment
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Chris Zevenbergen is a Professor at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, specializing in urban flood management and resilience engineering. He has over 35 years of international research and consultancy experience in environmental engineering and water management, focusing on integrated approaches to mitigate urban flood impacts through innovative building designs and decision-support tools. His work emphasizes ecological, socio-economic, and institutional dimensions of urban planning and resilience. Research Interests: Innovative flood-proofing technologies Resilience theory applications to flood risk systems Urban water accounting frameworks Socio-ecological systems integration Advisory Roles: He chairs the Flood Resilience Group (FRG) at IHE Delft and participates in global initiatives like the Global Center of Excellence on Climate Adaptation, Delta Alliance, and the Dutch Delta Program Evaluation. He co-founded the European Network COST C22 on Urban Flood Management. Publications: Authored/edited five books including a textbook on Urban Flood Management (Taylor & Francis) and over 100 scientific publications. His recent work explores sponge city policies, climate adaptation strategies, and urban water quality impacts in cities like Jakarta and Can Tho. Current Projects: Leading interdisciplinary research on Urban Water Accounting at IHE Delft to advance holistic urban water resource management.

• Urban Flood Management
• Environmental Engineering
• Resilience Theory
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Maarten van Aalst is Full Professor of Climate and Disaster Resilience at the University of Twente's Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Department of Applied Earth Sciences. He also serves as Director General and Chief Science Officer of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) and is the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), ECMWF, and EUMETSAT. His research focuses on climate risk, disaster resilience, and adaptation, particularly in vulnerable and developing contexts. He integrates atmospheric science with social systems to improve climate-informed decision-making. His work spans climate modeling, risk perception, and policy integration, especially in urban and conflict-affected areas. The recent publications highlight trends in climate adaptation, social protection, urban heat risk, and extreme event attribution. These works emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, combining climate science with public health, social policy, and humanitarian action. Key themes include climate justice, limits to adaptation, and the integration of climate risks into development frameworks. Coordinating Lead Author, IPCC (AR6, AR5, SREX) Member, European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change Trustee, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Prof. van Aalst has advised multiple PhD students and collaborated with institutions such as the World Bank, UNDP, OECD, and Columbia University. He has led major climate risk initiatives with Red Cross Red Crescent and contributed to UN frameworks. His advisory roles extend to UNFCCC, UNDRR, and the UN Secretary-General’s climate team. He leads research teams at KNMI and ITC, integrating climate modeling, remote sensing, and social science. His labs and projects focus on real-time climate risk monitoring, early warning systems, and community-based adaptation, particularly in Africa and South Asia.

• Climate Change
• Disaster Resilience
• Climate Risk Management
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Cornelis van Westen is a Full Professor of Multi-Hazard Risk Dynamics at the Department of Earth Systems Analysis, University of Twente (ITC), Netherlands. He holds a dual appointment at the Digital Society Institute. Previously, he served as Director of the United Nations University - ITC Centre for Geoinformation in Disaster Risk Management (2005–2015). His expertise spans disaster risk management, landslide and volcanic hazard assessment, and climate change impact analysis using GIS and remote sensing. Education: MSc in Physical Geography, University of Amsterdam (1988) PhD in Engineering Geology, Delft University of Technology (1993) Research Focus: Developing methods for multi-hazard risk analysis, including abrupt (e.g., earthquakes) and gradual (climate/land-use changes) risks. Notable projects include the SafeLand EU project for landslide risk tools and CHARIM for Caribbean hazard mapping. Publications Trends: Recent work emphasizes landslide modeling in Colombia, post-seismic stability in China, and functional regression for hydro-meteorological hazards. His articles bridge GIS applications, climate adaptation, and decision support systems. Awards: ITC Research Award (1993) Richard Wolters Prize (IAEG, 1996) Advising & Grants: Supervised over 85 MSc and numerous PhD students. Key partnerships include projects in India (GITHRA), Vietnam (Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment), and Tajikistan (UNDP). Active in training programs like the GI4DRM course with UNOSAT and ADPC. Labs/Teams: Leads ITC’s Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Management research. Collaborates with global institutions like the Chengdu University of Technology (China) and ICIMOD (Nepal).

• Disaster Risk Management
• Landslide Hazard Assessment
• Volcanic Hazard Assessment
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Dick G. Simons is a Professor in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology, specializing in aircraft noise modeling and acoustic measurement systems. His research spans aerospace acoustics and geodetic monitoring of environmental phenomena, with significant contributions to aircraft noise prediction models like sonAIR and calibration methodologies using acoustic measurements at Schiphol Airport. His research interests focus on aircraft noise propagation , acoustic measurement techniques , and geodetic monitoring of seismic and coastal processes . Recent work integrates satellite subsidence data with sea-level measurements for coastal risk assessment in Southeast Asia, while maintaining active research in aeroacoustics through collaborations with Schiphol Airport authorities and the Commissie Deskundigen Vliegtuiggeluid. His 190+ publications reveal a dual research trajectory: post-2020 publications increasingly emphasize geodetic studies of earthquake cycles and sea-level changes in Thailand/Malaysia, while continuing aircraft noise research through TU Delft's aerospace division. Key trends include the application of GNSS and InSAR for monitoring postseismic deformation and the development of psycho-acoustic listening facilities for noise assessment. Leif Bjorno Award (2017) for contributions to acoustics research Simons actively supervises research (19 supervised works documented) and serves on editorial boards including the IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. His work receives significant media attention in the Netherlands, particularly regarding Schiphol Airport noise policies, with 6 media engagements in 2023-2024 covering aircraft noise reduction strategies and climate impacts. He leads multiple research datasets on marine benthic habitats and acoustic source localization, and directs laboratory facilities for psycho-acoustic testing. Current activities include participation in the Commissie Deskundigen Vliegtuiggeluid and organizing workshops on aircraft noise modeling capabilities.

• Aircraft Noise
• Acoustics
• Geodesy
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Prof. Dim Coumou is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), and holds a second position at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). He leads the Climate Data Science research group coordinating efforts between IVM and KNMI. His work focuses on extreme weather events linked to climate change, employing advanced statistical methods, climate models, and machine learning. He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed papers, contributed to IPCC reports, and is a Web of Science Highly Cited Scientist. Education: PhD in Natural Sciences (ETH Zurich, 2003-2008) MSc in Geophysics (University of Utrecht, 1995-2001) Research Interests: Coumou’s research emphasizes how global warming intensifies extreme weather events like heatwaves, heavy rainfall, and droughts. He investigates atmospheric dynamics, circulation patterns, and their societal impacts. His work bridges climate science with stakeholders like the World Bank to prioritize high-risk extremes. Grants & Projects: Coordinator of XAIDA (Horizon-2020, €700k) Co-PI in TiPES (Horizon-2020, €300k) and RECEIPT (Horizon-2020, €300k) NWO VIDI Award (€800k) for Persistent Summer Extremes research Teaching: Leads BSc Honours 'Climate Change' and MSc 'Climate Hydrological Processes' courses. Outreach & Awards: Recipient of the Web of Science Highly Cited Scientist distinction. Active in science communication through projects like 'Aufgeheizt' and 'Extreme Dialogues', fostering dialogue between scientists and the public.

• Extreme weather
• Climate change
• Atmosphere dynamics
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