Maarten van Aalst

Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute — Netherlands

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

44h-index10.6kcitations142works2.32yr avg
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Research Topics

Flood Risk Assessment and Management(35), Climate variability and models(32), Climate change impacts on agriculture(26), Disaster Management and Resilience(26), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration(21)

Publications142 total

A protocol for vulnerability and exposure assessment in rapid extreme event attribution studies
2026Open Access
Critical science for the next decade of climate risk management
Climate Risk Management·2025Open Access
Weathering Conflict: Impacts and Solutions for Protecting Hydrometeorological Infrastructure during Armed Conflict
Weather Climate and Society·2025
Evaluating impact-based forecasting models for tropical cyclone anticipatory action
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Untangling the fragmented landscape of extreme heat services and warning systems
Environmental Research Letters·2025Open Access
Heat risk perceptions and limits to adaptation in urban Mozambique: insights from communities and health professionals 
2025Open Access
Heat-health risk knowledge, perceptions, adaptation, and challenges in Mozambique: insights from community members and health professionals
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Heat-Health Risk Knowledge, Perceptions, Adaptation, and Challenges in Mozambique: Insights from Community Members and Health Professionals
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Off the grid: utilizing OpenStreetMap for early warning and early action in conflict settings in Sudan
Frontiers in Climate·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
KNMI-Global: Lessons learned during the first phase of the SOFF as a peer advisor to 5 countries 
2024Open Access
Detecting the human fingerprint in the summer 2022 western–central European soil drought
Earth System Dynamics·2024· 18 citedOpen Access
Beyond the forecast: knowledge gaps to anticipate disasters in armed conflict areas with high forced displacement
Environmental Research Letters·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
Mapping the integration of climate considerations in social protection in LMICs: An assessment of ninety-eight climate-relevant social protection programs
Climate Risk Management·2024Open Access
Attribution of 2022 early-spring heatwave in India and Pakistan to climate change: lessons in assessing vulnerability and preparedness in reducing impacts
Environmental Research Climate·2023· 45 citedOpen Access
Attribution of the heavy rainfall events leading to severe flooding in Western Europe during July 2021
Climatic Change·2023· 202 citedOpen Access
Comment on egusphere-2023-717
2023Open Access
Extreme heat alerts and impacts across Mozambique 2016 – 2022: gathering evidence from media articles
AGILE GIScience Series·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Supplementary material to "Detecting the human fingerprint in the summer 2022 West-Central European soil drought"
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Detecting the human fingerprint in the summer 2022 West-Central European soil drought
2023· 21 citedOpen Access
Heatwaves in Mozambique 1983–2016: Characteristics, trends and city-level summaries using high-resolution CHIRTS-daily
Weather and Climate Extremes·2023· 15 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Erin Coughlan de Perez(14), Friederike E. L. Otto(12), Geert Jan van Oldenborgh(12), Julie Arrighi(10), Robert Vautard(10), Sjoukje Philip(9), Bart van den Hurk(8), Roop Singh(8), Katharine J. Mach(7), Sonia I. Seneviratne(7), Sarah Kew(7), Pablo Suárez(7), Simon J. Mason(7), Sihan Li(6), Elphin Tom Joe(5), Kristie L. Ebi(4), Nicholas P. Simpson(4), Lea Berrang‐Ford(4), A.R. Siders(4), Eranga K. Galappaththi(4)