Veronica Olivotto

About Me

Veronica Olivotto is pursuing her PhD in Public and Urban Policy at the New School of New York, bringing her expertise as a researcher, consultant, and educator focused on urban climate change adaptation governance and the dynamics of urban risk, vulnerability, and resilience in informal settlements and broader urban environments. She has delivered high-profile climate change decision-making training for organizations including ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, Arcadis, and the Nederlandseorganisatie voor internationalisering in het hoger onderwijs (NUFFIC), while serving as a member of the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN) and coordinating author for the Housing and Informal Settlements chapter in the Second Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities. Her professional experience includes applied research projects with organizations such as GiZ, Cities Alliance, UN-HABITAT, UNCDF, and the European Commission, with field work spanning Latin America (Colombia and Peru), the Philippines, and the United Kingdom, supported by her academic background including degrees from Erasmus University Rotterdam (MSc), Edinburgh University (MSc), and the University of Milan (BA).