Roman Hoffmann joined the webinar "Droughts and Water (In)Security in a Changing Climate" as a panelist, hosted by Cell Press.
Droughts, worsened by climate change, pose a major threat to global water security, impacting agriculture, food supply, human health, and vulnerable communities. With rising temperatures and increasingly erratic weather, drought frequency and severity are growing, putting pressure on water resources and driving some populations to migrate. This Cell Press Forum on Sustainability explored the complex effects of drought on water systems and discussed strategies for building resilience and ensuring a more sustainable and equitable water future.
To watch the recorded webinar and learn more about the event, please visit the event website.
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Roman Hoffmann leads the Migration and Sustainable Development Research Group at IIASA. With a background in economics and sociology, his research focuses on the links between climate change, migration, and sustainable development. He examines environmental drivers of human mobility as well as public attitudes and behaviors related to climate change and sustainability.
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