I received a Ph.D. in Urbanism from the Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon in 2016 entitled “City, Climate Change, and Floods: A Contribution to the Urban Resilience Study” and I am currently working in the Plant Functional Ecology group at CE3C. I am a professor in the doctoral program on Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies, a joint initiative between the Universidade de Lisboa and the NOVA University of Lisbon.
My research focuses on climate services, eco-hydrology, flood assessment, and socio-ecological resilience. For many years, I have been involved in climate change impact assessment and adaptation research projects using the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) or MOHID as model systems. My current research is driven by three overarching objectives: i) integrating eco-hydrological approaches to improve water resource management, enhance ecosystem services, and support the resilience of natural and human systems; ii) advancing climate services for adaptation to provide actionable information to policymakers and communities, facilitating informed decision-making and effective adaptation to climate change; and iii) enhancing urban resilience to climate change by applying advanced modeling tools to assess the impacts of climate change, with a particular focus on flood risk assessment and management using Natural-based Solutions.