CIIMAR
Portugal
Cristina Calheiros is Environmental Engineer with a PhD in Biotechnology. Currently is Research Scientist at CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto, Portugal, Coordinator of the Centre for Monitoring and Environmental Interpretation (CMIA), Vila do Conde, Portugal, Adjunct Professor at University of Saint Joseph, SAR Macao, China and invited professor at University of Porto. She is European Climate Pact Ambassador, board member of The Portuguese Association for Water Resources – north region (APRH) and Vice-president of The Portuguese National Association of Green Roof (ANCV). Her work focuses on the development of nature-based solutions towards sustainability of territories and as tools for climate change adaptation and mitigation, and phytotechnologies and phytoremediation for solid and water management towards a circular economy.