7 PhD positions on Risk, Climate Change and Sustainable Development at Uni. Genoa / CIMA Foundation, Italy

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 Dear all,

7 new exciting PhD positions on Risk, Climate Change and Sustainable Development are now open at the University of Genoa, co-funded by CIMA Research Foundation.

Full description of the 7 positions are available at this link.

Theme 1: Impacts of drought on plant biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and resilience in the Mediterranean Basin

Theme 2: Drought stress and aquifers dynamics in Mediterranean environments

Theme 3: Probabilistic Wildfire Risk Scenarios under Climate Change: from wildfire susceptibility to risk including cascading and compounding effects

Theme 4: Improving hydrological modeling for impact-based flood forecasting in Africa

This PhD program includes 6-12 month stay at ICPAC in Nairobi, Kenya.

Theme 5: Methodologies to support the Public Administration in decisions regarding the management of natural risks and adaptation to climate change: responsibility, compliance, transparency and accountability in the “risk society”.

Theme 6: Developing an innovative framework for the integration of situational awareness and Early Warning to Early Action strategies in the Disaster Risk Management

Theme 7: Rural and environmental archeology and history (historical rural landscape, environmental resources management, abandonment as an historical process)

You can apply to the PhD calls until July 10, 2023, at 12 noon. All the information for participation is available at this link.