Hans-Martin Füssel
Expert - Climate change vulnerability and adaptation
European environment Agency
Bio
Dr. Hans-Martin Füssel has more than 25 years of experience in climate change research and policy advice. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Potsdam (Germany) for his work on climate impacts modelling.
During his academic career, Hans-Martin Füssel worked at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (Germany), Stanford University (California, USA), and Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto (Japan). He has consulted UNDP, UNFCCC, WHO, IPCC, the World Bank, the European Commission, and various national governments on climate change. He also served as author, review editor, reviewer, and member of government delegations for several IPCC Assessment Reports.
Since 2010, Hans-Martin Füssel works as an expert on climate risks and adaptation at the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen (Denmark). In this position, he has led many cross-cutting reports and projects related to climate change impacts and adaptation in Europe. Most recently, he coordinated the first EU-wide climate risk assessment, which was published in March 2024.