Kristin Aunan

Kristin Aunan is a climate scientist addressing the impacts on human health and wellbeing of environmental hazards

Her main research interest is how exposure to heat and air pollution affects human health in different parts of the world and what are viable and equitable interventions to avoid these effects, be it through mitigation or adaptation. She was among the pioneers on research into the air pollution co-benefits of climate change mitigation, with a particular focus on health co-benefits opportunities in emerging economies. She has led several research expeditions to study air pollution exposure among rural and urban populations in China. She is currently the Coordinator of several international interdisciplinary projects on the health effects of climate change in the EU and beyond