CLIMATE • WATER • RESILIENCE
Helping cities and regions become more resilient to floods and droughts
Hi, I’m Suwi, a researcher and practitioner. I work on one of climate change’s most immediate challenges: what happens when there’s too much water, or not enough.
I translate climate and water data into practical strategies, combining spatial analysis and policy design to help cities and regions build resilience to floods and droughts.
About
Climate change shows up most clearly through water – floods, droughts and everything in between. That’s where I work.
Over the past five years, I’ve worked across climate adaptation and water management with organisations including the EU Horizon programme and GIZ, focusing on flood management, drought resilience and sustainable water solutions. I combine technical assessment and spatial analysis with capacity development, translating complex water and climate information into strategies for disaster preparedness and climate resilience.
Grounded in an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London, my work combines scientific understanding with applied policy insights.
Beyond research, I co-founded Melting Pot, a climate innovation initiative tackling food waste and circular resource use, developed at Climathon Zurich and selected for Switzerland’s Circular Economy Incubator. The project explores creative, community-based approaches to circularity and climate engagement.
Selected Projects
💧 B-WaterSmart
(EU Horizon 2020)
Accelerating the transition toward water-smart coastal and urban regions through circular resource recovery, reuse and smart allocation.
I led the development of three feasibility studies evaluating innovative water management tools, combining technical and market analyses with qualitative insights to assess their operational, economic and governance potential. This work required understanding complex modelling and decision-support tools and translating their outputs into actionable strategies for regional implementation.
🌍 RECREATE
(EU Horizon Europe)
Advancing alternative water resources – including aquifer recharge, reuse, rainwater harvesting and desalination – to strengthen climate resilience.
Within this project, I contributed to stakeholder mapping and the establishment of Communities of Practice that bring together local institutions, policymakers and technical experts to co-create adaptive approaches for sustainable water management.
🌐 GoNEXUS
(EU Horizon 2020)
Developing integrated solutions for the Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystem (WEFE) nexus to enhance resilience under climate change.
I co-authored the GoNEXUS Sustainable Assessment Framework (SAF), combining qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantitative indicators to evaluate sustainability outcomes across the nexus. This involved synthesising model outputs, scenario data and stakeholder insights into a coherent evidence base for assessing trade-offs and synergies in regional case studies. The SAF supports decision-making by translating complex system interactions into actionable guidance for policy and planning.
Focus Areas
💧 Flood & Stormwater Management
♻️ Drought & Water Reuse Solutions
📊 Data Analytics & Climate Adaptation Planning
Strengthening urban and river basin flood resilience through nature-based and circular water planning approaches.
Building drought resilience by advancing sustainable water reuse from rainwater harvesting to aquifer recharge.
Transforming environmental data into actionable insights for adaptation using GIS, Python, and mixed-method analysis.
Work with me
My work bridges environmental data, applied research and adaptation practice to strengthen water and climate resilience.