Dr. Sebesvari heads the Environmental Vulnerability and Ecosystem Services (EVES) Section at UNU-EHS. She is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of social-ecological risk assessments, ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) and ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA), with a focus on low-lying coastal areas, such as river deltas.
Dr. Sebesvari is author or co-author of around 80 publications, and served as a Lead Author of the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCCC, Chapter 4 and Summary for Policymakers; 2019). She has 13 years of research experience in Vietnam focusing on coastal areas across Vietnam.