Rosa Pietroiusti has a background in geography and environmental science and joined in 2022 as a PhD researcher under prof. Wim Thiery, with co-supervision from Dr. Sam Adelman (Warwick University, UK) and Dr. Annalisa Savaresi (University of Eastern Finland). Her interdisciplinary research, between climate science and law, will investigate extreme events under climate change and how climate science can support youth-led climate litigation around the world.
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.
