Dr. Christian Klassert

Christian Klassert is the co-speaker of the Working Group Social-Science Water Research. His work combines coupled human-natural systems modeling, agent-based modeling, and econometrics to assess the water security impacts of unequal urban water access and agricultural droughts. Christian contributes to the development of large-scale models of water security in Jordan (Jordan Water Project), food-water-energy nexus sustainability in the Indian Upper Bhima Basin (FUSE Project), and agricultural drought adaptation in Germany (UFZ Graduate Schools AGRI-TRANSFORM and Thirsty Cities). Christian is a co-recipient of the UFZ Research award 2022 for his transdisciplinary work assessing the risk of future water crises in the country of Jordan.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional appointments

Academic degrees

Projects

UFZ Graduate School AGRI-TRANSFORM – Leverage Points for the Transformation to an Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture

UFZ Graduate School Thirsty Cities – Pathways for Water-Resilient Urban Transformation and Agricultural Adaptation

Future Earth project NexusFootprints – Combining Indicators for Urban Food-Water-Energy Nexus Comparison

Belmont Forum project FUSE – Food-water-energy for Urban Sustainable Environments

BMUB project JordanCap – Jordan Water Project Capacity Building: Development and Implementation of a Strategic Modeling Tool for Water Management in Jordan

Belmont Forum project Jordan Water Project – Integrated Analysis of Freshwater Resources Sustainability in Jordan                               

Helmholtz IVF project Drivers of Bioenergy Production and Transregional Effects

EU FP7 project POLICYMix – Assessing the role of economic instruments in policy mixes for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services provision

Recent publications

Full list of publications available at: Google Scholar profile

Selected publications:

Klassert, C., Yoon, J., Sigel, K., Klauer, B., Talozi, S., Lachaut, T., Selby, P., Knox, S., Avisse, N., Tilmant, A., Harou, J.J., Mustafa, D., Meddelin-Azuara, J., Bataineh, B., Zhang, H., Gawel, E., Gorelick, S.M. (2023) Unexpected growth of an illegal water market. Nature Sustainability. DOI: 10.1038/s41893-023-01177-7

Yoon, J., Klassert, C., Selby, P., Lachaut, T., Knox, S., Avisse, N., Harou, J., Tilmant, A., Klauer, B., Mustafa, D., Sigel, K., Talozi, S., Gawel, E., Meddelin-Azuara, J., Bataineh, B., Zhang, H., & Gorelick, S.M. (2021). Coupled human-natural system analysis of freshwater security under climate and population change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 118(14): e2020431118. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2020431118

Yoon, J., Romero‐Lankao, P., Yang, Y. E., Klassert, C., et al. (2022). A typology for characterizing human action in multisector dynamics models. Earth's Future, 10(8). DOI: 10.1029/2021EF002641

In review:

Yoon, J., Voisin, N., Klassert, C., et al. (in review). Farmer cropping adaptation alleviates simulated water shortage in the United States. Pre-print DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2782824/v1

Other recent publications: (2021 − now)

Kuhlicke, C., de Brito, M. M., Bartkowski, B., Botzen, W., Doğulu, C., Han, S., ... Klassert, C., ... & Rufat, S. (2023). Spinning in circles? A systematic review on the role of theory in social vulnerability, resilience and adaptation research. Global Environmental Change, 80, 102672. DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102672

Lachaut, T., Yoon, J., Klassert, C., & Tilmant, A. (2022). Aggregation in bottom-up vulnerability assessments and equity implications: The case of Jordanian households’ water supply. Advances in Water Resources, 169, 104311. DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104311

Zozmann, H., Morgan, A., Klassert, C., Klauer, B., & Gawel, E. (2022). Can Tanker Water Services Contribute to Sustainable Access to Water? A Systematic Review of Case Studies in Urban Areas. Sustainability, 14(17), 11029. DOI: 10.3390/su141711029

Klauer, B., Küblböck, K., Omann, I., Karutz, R., Klassert, C., Zhu, Y., ... & Gorelick, S. (2022). Stakeholder Workshops Informing System Modeling—Analyzing the Urban Food–Water–Energy Nexus in Amman, Jordan. Sustainability, 14(19), 11984. DOI: 10.3390/su141911984

Zozmann, H., Klassert, C., Klauer, B., & Gawel, E. (2022). Water procurement time and its implications for household water demand—Insights from a water diary study in five informal settlements of Pune, India. Water, 14(7), 1009. DOI: 10.3390/w14071009

Karutz, R., Omann, I., Gorelick, S. M., Klassert, C., Zozmann, H., Zhu, Y., ... & Klauer, B. (2022). Capturing Stakeholders’ Challenges of the Food–Water–Energy Nexus—A Participatory Approach for Pune and the Bhima Basin, India. Sustainability, 14(9), 5323. DOI: 10.3390/su14095323

Zozmann, H., Klassert, C., Klauer, B., & Gawel, E. (2022). Heterogeneity, household co-production, and risks of water services—Water demand of private households with multiple water sources. Water Economics and Policy, 8(01), 2250006. DOI: 10.1142/S2382624X22500060

For further publications, please see my Google Scholar profile