Markus Stoffel

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.