Rosa Pietroiusti has a background in geography and environmental science and joined in 2022 as a PhD researcher in climate science under prof. Wim Thiery, with co-supervision from Dr. Sam Adelman (Warwick University, UK) and Dr. Annalisa Savaresi (University of Eastern Finland). Her research investigates extreme events under climate change, with a focus on how they affect children and young people, now and in the future, and the implications for intergenerational equity.
The research project is supported by the EUTOPIA inter-university alliance, between the Department of Hydrology of the VUB and the Law Department of the University of Warwick.
| Date | 2022 - 2026 |
| Supervisors | Wim THIERY , Annalisa SAVARESI , Sam ADELMAN |
| Funds | EUTOPIA Alliance |
Does climate change violate children's rights? Investigating intergenerational inequities in lifetime climate risks as an evidentiary base for youth-led climate litigation.
Rosa’s project will explore weather and climate extremes under climate change, and how research from climate science can support youth-led climate litigation around the world, by working in collaboration with lawyers and legal scholars.
