Cotti, Davide
Research Associate
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- INSTITUTE:
- UNU-EHS
- OFFICE:
- Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Management & Adaptive Planning Section
- E-MAIL:
- cotti@ehs.unu.edu
- PHONE:
- +49-228-815-0230
- NATIONALITY:
- Italy
Research Interests
- Environment and Conflicts
- MENA Region
- Vulnerability & Risk Assessment
Education
- M.A. Geography and Territorial Processes, University of Bologna
- B.A. in Humanities for the Study of Culture, of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Biographical Statement
Davide Cotti is a Research Associate at UNU-EHS, where he participates in the ARIMA project under the joint coordination of the VARMAP and the EVES sections.
Mr. Cotti has gained experience in using Remote Sensing and GIS analysis for social science research during his internship at ITHACA (Information Technology for Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action) in Turin, Italy, where he focused on the environmental impact of IDPs camps in Darfour, and BICC (Bonn International Center for Conversion) in Bonn, Germany, where he explored the connection between violent conflicts and food security through the monitoring of agricultural production in north-eastern Nigeria. He developed further knowledge of spatial analysis during several years of work in the private sector.
Between 2017 and 2018 he joined UNU-EHS in the capacity of student assistant within the UD-RASP project, supporting the VARMAP team in the assessment of multi-hazard risk of the city of Monastir, Tunisia, by both desk and field research.
He holds a M.A. in Geography and Territorial Processes by the University of Bologna (final thesis in Remote Sensing and GIS) and B.A. in Humanities for the Study of Culture by the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (final thesis in Contemporary Philosophy). He successfully completed study periods in Canada and France, including an internship at the journal Le Monde Diplomatique.
Mr. Cotti is currently a student in the International Joint Master’s Programme in Geography of Environmental Risk and Human Security at UNU-EHS and University of Bonn, where he focuses on the combination of qualitative and quantitative methodologies for the assessment of vulnerability to natural hazards.
Mr. Cotti’s main research interests are in policy applications of vulnerability assessments and the interface of environmental change and violent conflicts, with a particular focus on the MENA region.
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Articles
- Hagenlocher, Michael, Naumann, Gustavo, Meza, Isabel, Blauhut, Veit, Cotti, Davide, Doell, Petra, Ehlert, Katrin, Gaupp, Franziska, Van Loon, Anne, Marengo, Jose A., Rossi, Lauro, Sabino Siemons, Anne-Sophie, Siebert, Stefan, Tsehayu, Adebe Tadege, Toreti, Andrea, Tsegai, Daniel, Vera, Carolina, Vogt, Juergen and Wens, Marthe (2023). Tackling Growing Drought Risks — The Need for a Systemic Perspective. Earth’s Future, 11(9), 1-10
- Cotti, Davide, Harb, Mostapha, Hadri, Abdessamad, Aboufirass, Mohammed, Rkha Chaham, Khalid, Libertino, Andrea, Campo, Lorenzo, Trasforini, Eva, Krätzschmar, Elke, Bellert, Felicitas and Hagenlocher, Michael (2022). An Integrated Multi-Risk Assessment for Floods and Drought in the Marrakech-Safi Region (Morocco). Frontiers in Water, 4, 1-17
- Harb, Mostapha, Garschagen, Matthias, Cotti, Davide, Kratzschmar, Elke, Baccouche, Hayet, Ben Khaled, Karem, Bellert, Felicitas, Chebil, Bouraoui, Ben Fredj, Anis, Ayed, Sonia, Shekhar, Himanshu and Hagenlocher, Michael (2020). Integrating Data-Driven and Participatory Modeling to Simulate Future Urban Growth Scenarios: Findings from Monastir, Tunisia. Urban Science, 4(1), 1-13
- Harb, Mostapha, Hagenlocher, Michael, Cotti, Davide, Kratzschmar, Elke, Baccouche, Hayet, Ben Khaled, Karem, Bellert, Felicitas, Chebil, Bouraoui, Ben Fridj, Anis, Ayed, Sonia and Garschagen, Matthias (2019). Simulating Future Urban Expansion in Monastir, Tunisia, as an Input for the Development of Future Risk Scenarios. Journal for Geographic Information Science, 7(1), 3-9
Book Chapters
- Bellert, Felicitas, Fila, Konstanze, Thoms, Reinhard, Hagenlocher, Michael, Harb, Mostapha, Cotti, Davide, Baccouche, Hayet, Ayed, Sonia and Garschagen, Matthias, “Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for Risk Assessment in Monastir, Tunisia” in Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS in Tunisia, ed. Khebour Allouche, F. and Negm, A.M. (Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2021), 191-210.
Reports
- Rossi, Lauro, Wens, Marthe, de Moel, Hans, Cotti, Davide, Sabino Siemons, Anne-Sophie, Toreti, Andrea, Maetens, Willem, Masante, Dario, Van Loon, Anne, Hagenlocher, Michael, Rudari, Roberto, Naumann, Gustavo, Meroni, Michelle, Avanzi, Francesco, Isabellon, Michel and Barbosa, Paulo (2023). European Drought Risk Atlas. European Commission.
- Sparkes, Edward, Hagenlocher, Michael, Cotti, Davide, Banerjee, Sumana, Masys, Anthony J., Rana, Sohel, Shekhar, Himanshu, Sodogas, Victor A., Surtiari, Gusti Ayu Ketut, Valdiviezo-Ajila, Angel and Werners, Saskia E. (2023). Understanding and characterizing complex risks with Impact Webs: A guidance document. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security.
- Hagenlocher, Michael, Banerjee, Sumana, Bermudez-Zambrano, Antonella D., Cotti, Davide, Hassel, Jonathan, Masys, Anthony J., Prasetyo, Yanu E., Rana, Sohel, Rimmert, Marlene, Roy, Prottoy, Schütze, Simon, Shekhar, Himanshu, Sodogas, Victor A., Sparkes, Edward, Surtiari, Ayu G.K., Valdiviezo-Ajila, Angel and Werners, Saskia E. (2022). Understanding and managing cascading and systemic risks: lessons from COVID-19. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)/United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
- Hagenlocher, Michael, Banerjee, Sumana, Bermudez-Zambrano, Antonella D., Cotti, Davide, Hassel, Jonathan, Kirsch-Wood, Jenty, Masys, Anthony J., Nawawi, Prasetyo, Yanu E., Rana, Sohel, Rimmert, Marlene, Roy, Prottoy, Schuetze, Simon, Shekhar, Himanshu, Sitati, Asha, Sodogas, Victor A., Sparkes, Edward, Surtiari, Ayu G.K., Valdiviezo-Ajila, Angel and Werners, Saskia E. (2022). Rethinking risk in times of COVID-19. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRRR).
- Cotti, Davide and Sebesvari, Zita (2021). Technical Report: Arctic Heatwave. Interconnected Disaster Risks 2020/2021. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
- O',Connor, Jack, Eberle, Caitlyn, Cotti, Davide, Hagenlocher, Michael, Hassel, Jonathan, Janzen, Sally, Narvaez, Liliana, Newsom, Amy, Ortiz-Vargas, Andrea, Schuetze, Simon, Sebesvari, Zita, Sett, Dominic and Walz, Yvonne (2021). Interconnected Disaster Risks. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
- Sett, Dominic, Hagenlocher, Michael, Cotti, Davide, Reith, Jonathan, Harb, Mostapha, Kreft, Soenke, Kaiser, Delia, Zwick, Astrid and Garschagen, Matthias (2021). InsuRisk Report 2021: Disaster risk, social protection and readiness for insurance solutions. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München (LMU), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and InsuResilience Global Partnership (IGP).
- Cotti, Davide, Hagenlocher, Michael, Sett, Dominic, Reith, Jonathan, Harb, Mostapha, Kreft, Soenke, Kaiser, Delia, Zwick, Astrid and Garschagen, Matthias (2021). InsuRisk Report 2021 – Annex. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München (LMU), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and InsuResilience Global Partnership (IGP).
- Hagenlocher, Michael, Cotti, Davide, Denno Cissé, Jennifer, Garschagen, Matthias, Harb, Mostapha, Kaiser, Delia, Kreft, Soenke, Seifert, Viktoria, Sett, Dominic, Reith, Jonathan and Zwick, Astrid (2020). Disaster risk and readiness for insurance solutions in Small Island Developing States. United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München (LMU), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and InsuResilience Global Partnership (IGP).
- Hagenlocher, Michael, Cotti, Davide, Denno Cissé, Jennifer, Garschagen, Matthias, Harb, Mostapha, Kaiser, Delia, Kreft, Soenke, Reith, Jonathan, Seifert, Viktoria, Sett, Dominic and Zwick, Astrid (2020). InsuRisk Special Report on SIDS – Annex. UNU-EHS.
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- InsuRisk: Disaster Risk and Readiness for Insurance Solutions
- Assessment and simulation of present and future multi-hazard risk in the Marrakesh-Safi region (ARIMA)
- Understanding Systemic and Cascading Risks: Learnings From COVID-19 (CARICO)
- European Drought Observatory for Resilience and Adaptation (EDORA)
- Lessons from COVID-19 for understanding and managing systemic risks in the SADC region (CARICO SADC)