Featured Member of Climate AI Nordics in February: Paola Vesco

PRIO Senior Researcher Paola Vesco has been highlighted as Climate AI Nordics’ Featured Member for February 2026, recognizing her work at the intersection of armed conflict, climate extremes, and societal vulnerability.

In the feature, she discusses her most recent work and broader interest in data-driven approaches for understanding the dynamic links between conflict, governance, and climate risk—and the compound crises that can arise when these pressures overlap.

Paola is a senior researcher in VIEWS’ ANTICIPATE and VIEWS-PIN projects at PRIO, and our Societies at Risk project at Uppsala University.

Read the full interview: “Featured member, February 2026: Paola Vesco” (Climate AI Nordics).

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PRIO Senior Researcher Paola Vesco
Photo: Angelica Lindqvist-McGowan