Sara Castiglia is currently collaborating with the CMCC Foundation within the Horizon Europe TRANSCEND project and is a PhD student in Science and Management of Climate Change at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Prior to her PhD, she worked as a research fellow at the University of Turin on the EU Water Framework Directive and drought monitoring in the Po River Basin. She holds a Master’s degree from the University of Turin and the Polytechnic University of Turin.