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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0055A5">Experience from 2021 floods in the Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In the summer of 2021, a part of the Netherlands was
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Description automatically generated" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_12"><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">affected
by severe flooding. Research led by <a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/thijs-endendijk"><span style="color:#7AB53E">Thijs Endendijk</span></a> (2023) of our Environmental Economics section, in collaboration with Deltares and TU Delft, provided into
household impacts and experiences after this event. Their survey, answered by 1,500 (nearly-) flooded households, shows that flooded households experienced on average €52,000 euro of damages. This amount was reduced with 10-20% by implementing building-scale
flood-proofing measures. Flood risk information before and during the flood event plays a pivotal role in these disaster preparedness activities. Households that were aware of flood risks took more adaptive actions to reduce flood damage. Additionally, households
who received a warning about flooding in time, were more likely to both evacuate and take emergency actions, such as elevating possessions and placing sandbags. These findings highlight the importance of both flood risk information provision and early-warning
systems to make societies more resilient to future disasters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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to paper</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="_Hlk160201006"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0055A5">Economic factors are not sufficient for facilitating uptake of sustainable agricultural practices</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0055A5"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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Description automatically generated with medium confidence" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_13"><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Global
agricultural systems are currently failing to both ensure food security and contribute to environmental sustainability. Agricultural practices play a crucial role in achieving sustainability targets, yet we lack generalisable knowledge on why farmers apply
sustainable practices. Understanding farmers’ motivations for adoption is crucial for transformations of agricultural systems. Research led by </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/rebecca-swart"><span style="color:#7AB53E">Rebecca
Swart</span></a><span style="color:#212121"> (2023) of our Ennvironmental Geography section presents a quantitative assessment of all available articles on farmers’ motivational factors for implementing sustainable agricultural practices across Europe. The
results indicate that attitude, intention, and perceived usefulness are most important for practice adoption, while economic outcomes and environmental awareness are of less importance. This underlines that economic incentives alone might lead to limited sustainability
improvements. Instead, policies that target a mix of socio-psychological factors may be more effective in transitioning toward sustainable agricultural systems.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:red;text-decoration:none">></span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.028"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7AB53E">Link
to paper</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0055A5">The Geopolitics of the impending global energy transition<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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thirst for fossil fuels is at the root of the climate crisis, (colonial) wars, economic recessions and other misery. That is why we need a global energy transformation. Now, the first steps are being taken. As we reduce our dependence on oil, coal and gas,
renewables will form the backbone of a new system. Will this transformation make the world a safer place? A new book by </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/mathieu-blondeel"><span style="color:#7AB53E">Mathieu
Blondeel</span></a><span style="color:#212121"> (2023) from our Environmental Policy Analysis section, argues that we should avoid exchanging our dependence on fossil fuels for one of lithium, cobalt and nickel. This, evidently, will not solve the (geopolitical)
issues that we have been dealing with in the fossil fuel era. Today, there are already calls to set up production cartels similar to those of OPEC (for oil) around lithium and nickel. The risks of newly emerging, ‘green’ dependencies are clear. The challenges
and obstacles are therefore enormous, because while the world is changing at a rapid pace, the impact on the energy sector cannot be underestimated. The book brings together issues at the intersection of geopolitics, energy and the climate crisis and tries
to formulate answers to the mounting challenges that we face.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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to book</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="_Hlk160200783"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0055A5">Insurance companies impact the development of flood risk</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0055A5"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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Description automatically generated" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_7"><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Besides
a changing climate, the growth of exposure in floodplains is an important driver of increasing flood risk. Floodplains may be attractive locations for households and firms to settle because of geographic suitability, economic advantages, or aesthetic appeal.
The disadvantage of settling in floodplains – the potential danger of floods – is often discounted, particularly when floods occur rarely. Research led by </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/max-tesselaar"><span style="color:#7AB53E">Max
Tesselaar</span></a><span style="color:black"> (2023), along with colleagues from our Water and Climate Risk section, shows that insurance has a considerable impact on the decision whether to settle in a floodplain. Particularly when flood insurance is characterized
by a high degree of risk-sharing, as is the case in many countries including France, Belgium, and Spain, households face no financial consequences of their choice to settle in flood-prone areas. An insurance system with risk-based premiums, where premiums
are more sensitive to the flood risk faced by individual policyholders, does send such a signal. Besides improving physical flood defences, including flood barriers, retention basins, and nature-based solutions, risk-based insurance premiums are an important
complementary tool to stimulate climate change adaptation.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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to paper</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">“Climate Breakdown” Podcast</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">The VU Climate Expertise Centre’s new podcast “Climate Breakdown” is an exclusive and limited podcast series hosted by VU Assistant Professor Mathieu Blondeel. Together with world-leading
experts from VU Amsterdam and beyond, Mathieu delves into the complex challenges of the global climate crisis from various angles.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:10.9pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">The climate breakdown podcast is now complete, with all episodes published.
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Now available on </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7AB53E"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7A9bxY28Xp0IQAw6rxWm6c?si=6bd3440e210e4cbc&nd=1&dlsi=938fa69d06c34271"><span style="color:#7AB53E">Spotify</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">
and </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7AB53E"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/climate-breakdown/id1726257536"><span style="color:#7AB53E">Apple Podcast</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> Prizes, awards and grants</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.9pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7AB53E">IVM awarded COST Grant to lead network on sustainable use of salt-affected lands</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at VU Amsterdam has been awarded an EU-funded COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) grant to lead a ground-breaking network dedicated
to addressing the sustainable utilisation of salt-affected lands. This initiative marks a significant step forward in the quest for innovative solutions to one of the world’s most pressing agricultural and environmental challenges. Salt-affected lands, characterised
by increased salt concentrations in the soil and water, are a major </span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_6" o:spid="_x0000_s1030" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="A person smiling for a picture
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to agricultural productivity and environmental health. Such areas pose a substantial obstacle to sustainable food production, as they sometimes require resource-intensive mitigation efforts. Recognising the urgency of this issue, IVM is set to spearhead a
collaborative network of experts from across Europe and beyond to find sustainable solutions.
<span style="color:#7AB53E"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/katarzyna-kate-negacz"><span style="color:#7AB53E">Kate Negacz</span></a></span> is the MC chair.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.9pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7AB53E;text-decoration:none">ASI 2024 Seed Money Grants Awarded</span></b></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:10.9pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/sanchayan-banerjee"><span style="color:#7AB53E">Sanchayan Banerjee</span></a> and his
team won a grant for their research <i>Empowering Climate Education: Motivating Curriculum Change at VU Amsterdam</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:10.9pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/marije-schaafsma"><span style="color:#7AB53E">Marije Schaafsma</span></a> and her team
(including from </span>IVM <span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7AB53E">
<a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/pim-van-tongeren"><span style="color:#7AB53E">Pim van Tongeren</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> and
<span style="color:#7AB53E"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/mario-torralba-viorreta"><span style="color:#7AB53E">Mario Torralba</span></a></span>) also won a grant for their research <i>The Evolving Canvas: Art, Nature, and Visual Thinking in Higher
Education for Transformative Learning, Empowering Sustainability Leaders of Tomorrow<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists</span></b></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/nadia-bloemendaal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7AB53E">Nadia Bloemendaal</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> has
been awarded </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.egu.eu/news/987/egu-announces-its-2024-awards-and-medals/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7AB53E">by
the EGU (European Geosciences Union)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. She received this award for her research into better risk assessment of tropical cyclones.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.9pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7AB53E;text-decoration:none">Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award</span></b></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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de Ruiter</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> has been awarded </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.egu.eu/news/987/egu-announces-its-2024-awards-and-medals/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7AB53E">by
the EGU (European Geosciences Union)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. She received this award for her research into risks from natural disasters.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.9pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7AB53E;text-decoration:none">Spinoza award for Joyeeta Gupta</span></b></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:10.9pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAASLRCQBsYbrbkJC2WfNHB6uAIv3fzY-mZo"><span style="color:#7AB53E">Joyeeta Gupta</span></a>,
a respected and appreciated member of the IVM family, was awarded last year 2023 October the Spinoza Prize by <br>
<a href="https://www.nwo.nl/nieuws/trotse-laureaten-ontvangen-spinoza-en-stevinpremie"><span style="color:#7AB53E">NWO (Dutch Research Council)</span></a>, the highest distinction in Dutch science.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Gupta, professor of Environment and Development in the Global South at the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-amsterdam/"><span style="color:#7AB53E">University of Amsterdam</span></a> received the prize, sometimes called the “Dutch Nobel
Prize”, for her outstanding, pioneering, and inspiring scientific work focused on a just and sustainable world. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ana Clara Cassanti and her team received this award for their Diversity and Inclusion project, aimed at creating a safe and inclusive learning environment within the Earth Sciences and BETA programmes.
Their work, which has yielded significant insights and recommendations for educational improvement, is now entering its second phase with a focus on expansion and institutionalisation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> IVM in the spotlight</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.9pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7AB53E">IVM contribution to UNEP report</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In 2023, temperature records toppled, while storms, floods, droughts and heatwaves caused devastation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Underfinanced. Underprepared – Inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves world exposed finds that progress on climate adaptation is slowing
when it should be accelerating to catch up with these rising climate change impacts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Upcoming events</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:10.9pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday 3 April 2024, 11.45h</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, Auditorium VU Amsterdam:<b> </b><a href="https://vu.nl/en/events/2024/phd-defence-m-schoderer"><span style="color:#7AB53E">PhD
defence Mirja Schoderer</span></a>. Thesis title: <i>Negotiating the nature of water- and miningscapes: Institutions, discourses and practices of governing natural resources</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:white">Featured recent publications</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Cambria",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Dissertations:<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Pedja Ignjačević (27 October 2023): </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/calming-the-waves-a-local-scale-benefits-assessment-of-global-cli"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Calming
the Waves: A local scale benefits assessment of global climate change mitigation</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Tadzio Holtrop (8 November 2023): </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/an-ocean-of-colors"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">An
Ocean of Colors</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Chiem van Straaten (20 November 2023): </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/machine-learning-to-improve-and-understand-sub-seasonal-forecasts"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Machine
Learning to improve and understand sub-seasonal forecasts of European temperature</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Markus Glatt (8 December 2023): </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/combining-choice-experiments-and-agent-based-modeling-to-analyze-"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Combining
choice experiments and agent based modeling to analyze preference uncertainty</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Katharina Schulze (8 December 2023): </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/mapping-life-on-land-methodological-improvements-for-assessing-la"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Mapping
‘Life on Land’: Methodological improvements for assessing land use implications from achieving SDG 15</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Job Dullaart (24 January 2024): </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/facing-the-storm-assessing-global-storm-tide-hazards-in-a-changin"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Facing
the storm: Assessing global storm tide hazards in a changing climate</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Bep Schrammeijer (6 February 2024): </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/incorporating-human-nature-in-urban-ecology-measuring-functional-"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Incorporating
human nature in urban ecology: Measuring functional quality of Urban Green Space</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Claudia Parra Paitan (13 February 2024): </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/the-telecoupled-sustainability-impacts-of-global-agricultural-val"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">The
telecoupled sustainability impacts of global agricultural value chains: Assessing the cross-scale sustainability impacts of the cocoa sector</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Max Tesselaar (7 March 2024):
<i><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/the-social-security-for-climate-change-risks-assessing-policy-tra"><span style="color:white">The social security for climate change risks: Assessing policy trade-offs to future-proof flood insurance</span></a></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Books and reports:<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Blondeel</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">,
M. & de Jong, M. (2023). Staat de wereld in brand? Over geopolitiek, energie en een klimaat in crisis. De Klimaatessays, 156 pp.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Koloffon Rosas</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">,
M. & <b>Pattberg</b>, P.H. (2023). Partnerships for SDGs: Facilitating a Biodiversity-Climate Nexus?. In Partzsch, L. (ed.), Environment in Global Sustainability Governance: Perceptions, Actors, Innovations (pp. 297-316). Bristol University Press</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Selected journal articles:<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Banerjee</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">,
S., Galizzi, M.M., John, P. & Mourato, S. (2023). Sustainable dietary choices improved by reflection before a nudge in an online experiment. <i>Nature Sustainability, 6</i>(12), 1632–1642. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01235-0"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01235-0</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Blondeel</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">, M., Price, J., Bradshaw, M., Pye, S., Dodds,
P., Kuzemko, C. & Bridge, G. (2023). Global energy scenarios: A geopolitical reality check. <i>Global Environmental Change, 84</i>, 102781. </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102781"><span style="color:white;font-weight:normal">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102781</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">Davis, J.T.M., </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Verburg</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">,
P.H. & May, J.D. (2023). Diverse actor perspectives on African urban food systems: lessons from participatory food system modeling in Worcester, South Africa. <i>Ecology and Society, 28</i>(4), 26. </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-14285-280426"><span style="color:white;font-weight:normal">https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-14285-280426</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">Diogo, V., Bürgi, M., </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Debonne</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">,
N., Helfenstein, J., Levers, C., </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Swart</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">, R., </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Williams</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">,
T.G. & </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Verburg</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">, P.H. (2023). Geographic similarity
analysis for Land System Science: opportunities and tools to facilitate knowledge integration and transfer. <i>Journal of Land Use Science, 18</i>(1), 227–248. </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/1747423X.2023.2218372"><span style="color:white;font-weight:normal">https://doi.org/10.1080/1747423X.2023.2218372</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Geagea</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">,
D., Kaika, M. & <b>Dell’Angelo</b>, J. (2023). Recommoning water: Crossing thresholds under citizen-driven remunicipalisation. <i>Urban Studies, 60</i>(16), 3294–3311. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980231169612"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980231169612</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">He</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">,
S., Blasch, J., <b>Robinson</b>, P. J. & <b>van Beukering</b>, P. (2024). Social comparison feedback in decision-making context: Environmental externality levels and psychological traits matter. <i>Ecological Economics, 216</i>, 108047</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="../../InterCom/.%20https:/doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.108047"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.108047</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Robinson</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">,
P.J., <b>van Beukering</b>, P. & <b>Brander</b>, L. (2023). A global analysis of coral reef conservation preferences. <i>Nature Sustainability, 6</i>, 1600–1606. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01213-6"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01213-6</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Schrieks</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">,
T., <b>Botzen</b>, W.J.W., <b>Haer</b>, T. & <b>Aerts</b>, J.C.J.H. (2024). Drought risk attitudes in pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Kenya. <i>Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 108</i>, 102143. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2023.102143"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2023.102143</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Stolte</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">, T.R., </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">de
Moel</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">, H., </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Koks</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">,
E.E., </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Wens</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">, M.L.K., van Veldhoven, F., Garg,
S., Farhad, N. & </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Ward</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">, P.J. (2023). Global
drought risk in cities: present and future urban hotspots. <i>Environmental Research Communications, 5</i>(11), 115008. </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad0210"><span style="color:white;font-weight:normal">https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad0210</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Swart</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">, R., Levers, C., Davis, J.T.M. & </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Verburg</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">,
P.H. (2023). Meta-analyses reveal the importance of socio-psychological factors for farmers’ adoption of sustainable agricultural practices. <i>One Earth, 6</i>(12), 1771-1783. </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.028"><span style="color:white;font-weight:normal">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.028</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Tesselaar</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">,
M., <b>Botzen</b>, W.J.W., <b>Tiggeloven</b>, T. & <b>Aerts</b>, J.C.J.H. (2023). Flood insurance is a driver of population growth in European floodplains. <i>Nature Communications, 14</i>(1), 7483. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43229-8"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43229-8</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">van Loon</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">, A.F., Wanders, N., Bloomfield, J.P., Fendeková,
M., Ngongondo, C. & van Lanen, H.A.J., 2023). Human influence. In In Tallaksen, L.M. & van Lanen, H.A.J. (eds.), <i>Hydrological Drought: Processes and Estimation Methods for Streamflow and Groundwater </i>(pp. 479-524). 2nd ed. Elsevier. </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819082-1.00007-2"><span style="color:white;font-weight:normal">https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819082-1.00007-2</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">van Straaten</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">, C., </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Coumou</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">,
D., Whan, K., </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">van den Hurk</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">, B. & </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Schmeits</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">,
M. (2023). Strengthening gradients in the tropical west Pacific connect to European summer temperatures on sub-seasonal timescales. <i>Weather and Climate Dynamics, 4</i>, 887-903. </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-887-2023"><span style="color:white;font-weight:normal">https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-887-2023</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">West, T.A.P. (2024). Formal designation of Brazilian indigenous lands linked to small but consistent
reductions in deforestation. <i>Ecological Economics, 218</i>, 108093. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.108093"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.108093</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Hello and goodbye</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt;line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Over the past months, IVM has welcomed several new staff members:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Symbol;color:white">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:white"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">In
the section Water and Climate Risk (WCR) </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/nicole-van-maanen"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Nicole
van Maanen</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> and </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/shadi-shirazian"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Shadi
Shirazian</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> started as Postdocs. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/veerle-bril"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Veerle
Bril</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">, </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/anne-sophie-sabino-siemons"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Anne-Sophie
Sabino Siemons</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> and </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/rikke-stoffels"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Rikke
Stoffels</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> are new PhD Candidates.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Symbol;color:white">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:white"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">The
section Environmental Policy Analysis (EPA) welcomed </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/janina-smaoui"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Janina
Smaoui</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> as a new Junior Researcher.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Symbol;color:white">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:white"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">The
section Environmental Economics (EE) welcomed </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/madeline-werthschulte"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Madeline
Werthschulte</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> as an Assistant Professor, </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/georges-farina"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Georges
Farina</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> as a Postdoc,
<a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/bibiana-cepeda-santamaria"><span style="color:white">Bibiana Cepeda Santamaria</span></a> as a Junior Researcher,</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">
</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">and </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/jorn-van-elden"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Jorn
van Elden</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">, </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/marta-buso"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Marta
Buso</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">, </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/zs%C3%B3ka-hal%C3%A1szov%C3%A1"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Zsóka
Halászová</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">, </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/magdalena-lesch"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Magdalena
Lesch</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> and </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/louison-th%C3%A9paut"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Louison
Thépaut</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> as PhD Candidates.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Symbol;color:white">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:white"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">In
the section Environmental Geography (EG) </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/alex-levering"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Alex
Levering</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> started as a Postdoc. Clara Jeanroy is the new Assistant Project Coordinator. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/callum-blacow"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Callum
Blacow</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> and Nuno Garcia started as Junior Researchers. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/marijn-van-der-meer"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Marijn
van der Meer</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">, </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/paris-pencharz"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Paris
Pencharz</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> and </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/xuanya-huang"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;color:white">Xuanya
Huang</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> are new PhD Candidates.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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welcome Hélène van Laar as our new Project Manager.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">We said goodbye to Mária Knoteková, Dániel Petrovics, Stella Archontaki, Vita Bakker, Constance Carrier,
Michelle Eichinger, Job Dullaart, Kiri van den Wall Bake, Hanna Dijkstra and Leonie Peiffer.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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