Dr. Anne-Karin Cooke

Dr. Anne-Karin Cooke

Doctor of Philosophy
MSc (Earth and Environment)
BSc (Geoecology)

Fellow

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Dr. Anne-Karin Cooke is a Fellow at Ecologic Institute. Her work focuses on water resources, climate adaptation, agriculture and international cooperation. She is involved in the Horizon 2020 project MERLIN, which focuses on the financing of restoration and nature-based solutions in freshwater ecosystems, as well as the project SpongeWorks. Additionally, she researches financing instruments for the water sector and water efficiency in industry. A German native speaker, she is fluent in English and has knowledge of French.

Besides topics around water scarcity and drought, her focus also lies especially on the impact of (agro-)chemicals and nutrients on water resources. Moreover, she is experienced in environmental data science, modelling and machine learning, especially applied to (eco-)hydrology and hydrogeology.

Prior to joining Ecologic Institute, Dr. Anne-Karin Cooke worked at the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) in Berlin, completing a UBA project on data-driven modelling of concentrations of plant protection products and their metabolites in groundwater. During her PhD she gained experience in terrestrial gravimetry for geophysical groundwater monitoring and coupling with hydrological models.

Dr. Anne-Karin Cooke received a doctoral degree in geosciences from Université de Montpellier (France) in 2020. She also holds a master's degree in Earth and Environment (specialisation: Hydrology and Water Resources) from Wageningen University and Research (the Netherlands). She earned a bachelor's degree in geoecology from the University of Potsdam (Germany).

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Recent content by Dr. Anne-Karin Cooke

Project:Horizon Europe
 
The increasing frequency of floods and droughts highlights the urgent need for climate-resilient landscapes. This is where the European research project SpongeWorks comes in, demonstrating sustainable "sponge" measures in river basins across Greece, France, and the Netherlands/Germany. By restoring rivers, wetlands, and implementing innovative agricultural practices, landscapes are becoming better equipped to retain and release water in a controlled way. With 28 partners involved, the project aims to inspire other regions by sharing success stories and tools to promote "sponge landscapes" across Europe.

Implementing Nature-based Solutions for Water Retention and Climate Resilience in Europe (SpongeWorks)

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Project:Horizon 2020
 
Europe's environment is in an alarming state, with climate change expected to further aggravate the situation. This substantially threatens economic prosperity, human wellbeing and social peace. Our society and economy need systemic transformative change, and ecosystem restoration integrated into nature-based solutions lies at its heart. MERLIN (Mainstreaming Ecological Restoration of freshwater-related ecosystems in a Landscape context: Innovation, upscaling and transformation) is a 4-year Innovation Action project (funded by the EU) which aims to support transformative ecosystem restoration. The project will work in 17 flagship projects, from Finland to Israel, in order to generate a blueprint for to implement, upscale and replicate restoration and nature based solutions in freshwater ecosystems.

Mainstreaming Ecological Restoration of Freshwater Related Ecosystems in a Landscape Context (MERLIN)

Innovation, upscaling and transformation

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