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SIF 4th Cohort Fellows - Cristina Deidda, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Curriculum Vitae
 
  • Education
PhD, Politecnico di Milano (Milano),  31/03/2022, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering
Master Degree, Politecnico di Milano (Milano), 03/10/2017, Civil Engineering Hydraulics
Bachelor Degree, Università degli Studi di Cagliari (Cagliari) ,02/04/2014, Civil Engineering

 
  • Experience
08/09/2023- 01/07/2024, Researcher, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport of the European Commission (DG MOVE) (Belgium)
Impact of climate change on European Transport Infrastructure. Support study on the climate adaptation and cross-border.
 
15/01/2023- 31/08/2024, Researcher, Copernicus Climate Change Service and ECMWF (Belgiu)
Short description: Quality control of Copernicus climate change service data sets.

15/01/2023- Present, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium)
Short description: Multi-hazards analysis of extreme events: impact of climate change.

 
  • Publications/Research achievements
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Research Project:

Human influence on the climate is clear. Along with the global mean temperature increase comes a substantial rise in the frequency and intensity of hot, dry and wet extremes for many regions of the world. Not only will single extreme events become more frequent, but there will also be a higher likelihood of high-impact compound events. The central line of evidence for the human imprint on the climate arises from the application of detection and attribution methodologies. Detection here refers to the process of demonstrating that climate or a system affected by climate has changes in a defined statistical sense, whereas attribution implies the evaluation of relative contributions of multiple causal factors to this change given a specific statistical confidence.

The C-IMPACT project aims to unravel the extent to which observed changes in various sectors can be attributed to anthropogenic climate change considering compound events. Leveraging well-established detection and attribution frameworks, traditionally applied to climate variables, we will apply these methodologies to a newly compiled database featuring quantitative climate impact information (ISIMIP3b). A novel addition to our approach is the investigation of compound events, specifically exploring the influence of climate change on the occurrence of correlated and synchronous impacts. The outcomes of this research are anticipated to not only contribute to a more profound comprehension of the impacts of anthropogenic climate change but also provide policy-relevant insights crucial for the formulation of effective mitigation strategies. The C-Impact Project's objectives encompass a comprehensive exploration of impact attribution, aiming to provide valuable information for mitigation strategies relating to climate change and extreme impacts.