Christine Heinzel

Since October 2024, Christine has been a PhD candidate in the 'Human-Environment Research' working group and a member of the Research Training Group ‘Ecological Regime Shifts and Systemic Risk in Coupled Social-Ecological Systems (ECORISK)’.

She holds both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Geography from the University of Bonn. Throughout her studies and professional experiences at institutions like the Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC), the Centre for Development Research (ZEF), and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Christine has concentrated on climate adaptation, resilience-building strategies, and health geography. Her role as a research associate at the Institute for Environment and Human Security at the United Nations University (UNU-EHS) in Bonn and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich further fueled her interest in these areas.

As part of an ECORISK sub-project at the University of Osnabrück, Christine is investigating how farmers' perceptions of hydroclimatic uncertainties and risks shape agricultural decision-making in Lower Saxony. In her Master's thesis, she modeled the use of small water reservoirs in Thuringia to mitigate potential crop losses from drought, underscoring the critical role of local climate adaptation strategies. Her PhD work builds on this by collaborating with agricultural stakeholders to identify their challenges and co-develop practical, resilience-enhancing solutions.

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