Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

Heat Risk Consultant

Carolina Pereira Marghidan is a PhD Researcher at the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute (KNMI) and University of Twente, and holds a part-time position at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. Her research focusses on advancing heatwave early warning systems, including the development of (impact-based) thresholds to enable timely and effective early action across sectors, both in the Netherlands and internationally. She has also contributed to research on heat-health risks in Mozambique, heat risk perceptions, and extreme event attribution. Having experience collaborating with meteorological services, health authorities, and humanitarian agencies, her interdisciplinary approach bridges meteorology, health, and disaster risk management required to address the growing challenges of extreme heat in a changing climate. Carolina holds a BSc in Liberal Arts & Science from Amsterdam University College, and a MSc Spatial Engineering from the University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation (ITC).

Languages: English, Dutch, Portuguese