Andrea Valentini

Environmental engineer with a PhD in the field of control and modelling of environmental systems.

Head of the Marine and Coastal Numerical Forecasting Unit at the Hydro Meteo and Climate Service of the Regional Agency for Prevention, Environment and Energy of the Emilia-Romagna region. Previously Chief scientist and programme expert at the United Nation Decade Collaborative Centre for Coastal Resilience (DCC-CR) hosted by the University of Bologna.

Strong background in ocean-coastal dynamics and modelling, climate change, observing systems and marine data analysis.

Project manager of several EU research and cooperation projects, mainly related to the climate change and adaptation plans for coastal areas, coastal risk assessment, reduction and mitigation, and marine pollution management and prevention. Member of several national and international working group in the field of the ocean observation systems, management of bathing water quality and short-term water pollution.