
Biography
Francesco Dottori is associate professor in Hydrology at the University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia since July 2024. His research interests include the development of models and forecasting systems for flood risk, the evaluation of socio-economic impacts of climate change, and the study of adaptation measures against natural hazards.
Francesco Dottori graduated as civil-environmental engineer and obtained a PhD in physical modelling for the environment at the University of Bologna, Italy. From 2013 to 2022 he worked at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, where he contributed to the development of the European (EFAS) and Global (GloFAS) Flood Awareness Systems (both part of the European Earth observation program "Copernicus"). He also participated in several research projects focused on the impacts of climate change in Europe, and provided scientific support to European policies on climate and disaster risk management. Finally, he worked for CIMA Research Foundation (Savona, Italy) on the United Nations’ initiative “Early Warnings for all”, as well as on projects regarding impact-based forecasting and flood risk.
Teaching
- Adapting to rising river flood risk in EuropeCorso di Studi: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE