C. Pereira Marghidan MSc (Carolina)

• PhD researcher at the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute (KNMI) and the University of Twente (Faculty ITC), with a part-time position at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. My research focuses on improving heatwave early warning systems (HEWS), including the development and evaluation of warning thresholds, assessment of user needs and decision-making, and the analysis of sector-relevant heat indicators. My work focusses on diverse case studies and climates, including both the Netherlands and internationally. 
• Heat risk consultant at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, supporting heat-related work (heat action planning, heat risk perception studies, heat early warnings) in countries around the world including Honduras, Tanzania, and Indonesia. 
• MSc Spatial Engineering (Cum Laude). Thesis on "Heatwaves in Mozambique: a rising risk for public health" (9.5) and BSc Liberal Arts and Sciences at Amsterdam University College. 

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I regularly talk to the media (mostly when it's hot) to share insights on climate change and the growing risks of extreme heat, both in the Netherlands and globally. I’m happy to talk about heatwaves and it's impacts on the human body and society, and what we can do about it. Below is a selection of recent interviews, quotes, and appearances. 

In the press

1. TV interview – Al Jazeera English (14 July 2025)
   Europe heats twice as fast as rest of world, elderly and housing facing growing climate risks
   Watch on YouTube
2. Podcast fragment – NPO Lang Verhaal Kort
   #1118 – Waarom nieuwbouwhuizen hot zijn
   Listen here
3. Radio interview – BNR The Daily Move (1 July 2025)
   Discussing heat and housing vulnerability (35:00–45:00)
   Listen
4. Quote in article – NU.nl
   “Scholen gaan gebukt onder hitte: kinderen kunnen niet ontsnappen”
   Read article
5. Radio interview – NPO Radio 5, Bert op 5 (30 June 2025)
   About the launch of the Dutch national heat plan in 2007
   Listen here
6. Radio interview – NPO Radio 1 (30 June 2025)
   Nederlandse huizen niet gebouwd voor hete omstandigheden
   Listen here
7. Quote in article – NOS.nl
   “Nieuwbouwhuis raakt hitte slecht kwijt: ‘We bouwen voor klimaat van 15 jaar geleden’”
   Read article
8. Radio interview – NPO Radio 1 (13 June 2025)
   On heat trends and municipal preparedness in the Netherlands (21:00–25:00)
   Listen
9. Quote in article – NOS.nl
   “Meeste gemeenten hebben geen hitteplan, terwijl het alleen maar warmer wordt”
   Read article
10. Blogpost – klimaatveranda.nl
    “Klimaatverandering maakte extreme hittegolf in India & Pakistan 30 keer waarschijnlijker”
    Read blog
11. Radio interview – NPO Radio 1 (28 June 2024)
    “In Pakistan eist een hittegolf steeds meer levens”
    Listen
12. TV interview – Al Jazeera Inside Story (17 June 2024)
    “How extreme are global weather conditions so far this year?”
    Watch
13. Quote in article – Nederlandse Rode Kruis (24 May 2024)
    “Van hittegolf tot overstroming: uitzondering of business as usual?”
    Read article
14. Radio interview – Dubai Eye, The Agenda (16 May 2024)
    On global heat and preparedness
    Listen
15. X Spaces interview – with IFRC (15 May 2024)
    Discussion on heat preparedness and early warning systems
    Replay
16. Quote in article – The Guardian (14 May 2024)
    “‘Impossible’ heatwave struck Philippines in April, scientists find”
    Read

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