Sandra Zimmermann

Doctoral Researcher
Zimmermann

Sandra Zimmermann is a Doctoral Researcher in the Working Group "Impacts of climate change on human population dynamics" in  RD3.  Her research evolves around disaster-induced displacement and is supervised by Dr. Jacob Schewe and Prof Dr. Katja Frieler.

Prior to her PhD, Sandra wrote her Master thesis on the effects of extreme events on conflict predictions in Africa at PIK.

Contact

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
sandra.zimmermann[at]pik-potsdam.de
P.O. Box 60 12 03
14412 Potsdam

ORCID

Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam

Sandra holds a B.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from the Technical University of Munich, an M.Sc. in Global Change Ecology as well as a degree in Environmental Law from the University of Bayreuth.

Under Review:

Zimmermann, S., Meiler, S., Kam, P.M., Riedel, L., Ottonelli, D., Mühlhofer, E., Kropf, C.M., Trasforini, E., Rossi, L., Ghizzoni, T., Rudari, R., Ponserre, S., Bresch, D.N., Schewe, J.: Quantifying Flood-Induced Human Displacement: A Multi-Model Comparison and Evaluation. Nature Sustainability.

Stalhandske, Z.,  de Ruiter, M.C., Chambers, Jonathan, Zimmermann, S., Felipe J. Colón-González, Sairam, N.,
Bresch, D.N.,  Kropf, C.M.: A multi-hazard perspective of climate-related health risks. The Lancet Planetary Health.

2024:

Heinicke, S., Volkholz, J., Schewe, J., Gosling, S. N., Müller Schmied, H., Zimmermann, S., ... & Frieler, K. (2024). Global hydrological models continue to overestimate river discharge. Environmental Research Letters.

Sauer, I. J., Mester, B., Frieler, K., Zimmermann, S., Schewe, J., & Otto, C. (2024). Limited progress in global reduction of vulnerability to flood impacts over the past two decades. Communications Earth & Environment, 5(1), 239.