Climate Change and Water in Mountains: A Global Concern

Martin Beniston is an Honorary Professor and Chair for Climate Research at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He has an extensive academic background, having completed his studies in Environmental Science in England and earning a doctoral degree in Atmospheric Modelling from the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique in France. Over his distinguished career, Dr. Beniston has held various prestigious positions, including Director of the Institute for Environmental Sciences at the University of Geneva and vice-chair of a working group for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.With nearly 170 publications to his name, Dr. Beniston's research primarily focuses on regional climate modeling and the impacts of climate change, particularly in vulnerable mountain regions. He is also involved in significant projects like the EU Framework Programme 7 project “ACQWA,” which addresses climate and water issues. His course "Climate Change and Water in Mountains:

Markus Stoffel is a Full Professor at the University of Geneva, specializing in Climate Change Impacts and Risks in the Anthropocene (C-CIA). His research aims to understand, document, and quantify fundamental environmental processes and the drivers of change. Prof. Stoffel's work prominently features tree-ring techniques and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to observe and analyze environmental and climatic changes across various scales, from local to hemispheric levels.His research encompasses a wide array of topics, including the impacts of climate change on periglacial mass movements, volcanic eruptions' effects on climate variables, and peatland evolution over the Holocene. Additionally, he investigates the implications of climate change on biodiversity and carbon sequestration in regions such as the Himalayas, Myanmar, and the Andes. Prof. Stoffel's course "Climate Change and Water in Mountains: A Global Concern" on Coursera addresses critical issues related to climate impacts on water resources in mountainous regions, contributing to a deeper understanding of environmental challenges facing society today.