Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

About Us

Simone Sandholz

Simone Sandholz leads the Urban Futures & Sustainability Transformation Programme at United Nations University’s Institute for Environmental and Human Security. She holds a PhD from the Faculty of Geo and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, a Master’s degree in Technology in the Tropics from Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany and a Diploma in architecture and urban planning from the University of Siegen, Germany. Her research interests include disaster risk management, green and grey infrastructure, sustainable urban and regional development and urban climate action.