Hugo Lambrechts

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About Hugo Lambrechts, ESR10
Hugo Lambrechts is a promovendus at Wageningen University, with promotors Carolien Kroeze & Fulco Ludwig, and supervisors Cathelijne Stoof and Spyros Paparrizos. Two secondments of 4-months were completed at the the Forest Sciences and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC), with Eduard Plana and Marta Serra, and the European Forest Institute in Barcelona, with Sven Wunder.

Growing up in the winelands of South Africa on a farm, farmlife shaped Hugo to have an affinity for open spaces and adventure, but also for people. After a bachelors in Forest Resource Management he planted trees, fought fires and controlled invasive weeds as a forester in the intensive forestry of KwaZulu Natal the leading to a passion for forest and risk management.

His doctoral research focusses on risk reduction as part of wildfire prevention and understanding of wildfire in North Western Europe from this perspective. This means a proactive approach with heightened awareness, collaboration, and knowledge exchange among stakeholders. He will graduate during the of summer 2024.

Affiliation
Wageningen University
Research focus
Wildfire risk reduction, prevention

More about Hugo´s research here.

Skills and abilities
Problem-solving | Teamwork and collaboration | Organizational Skills | Creativity | Professionalism | Emotional Intellegence | Mentoring
Languages
English (full professional proficiency), Afrikaans (full professional proficiency)
Education
  • Masters of Forest  and Wood Science (Climate adaptation, Agroforestry), Stellenbosch University
  • Bachelor of Science (BSc), Forest Resources, Stellenbosch University
Contact
Social media
Research publications
Available on Google Scholar

  • See factsheet on Lambrechts et al. (2024), The role of weather and climate information services to support in wildfire management in Northwestern Europe, with the impact of the research on wildfire management and recommendations for policymakers, here.
  • See factsheet on Lambrechts et al. (2024), Increasing fire danger in the Netherlands due to climate change, with the impact of the research on wildfire management and recommendations for policymakers, here.
  • See factsheet on Lambrechts et al. (2023), with the impact of the research on wildfire management and recommendations for policymakers and emergency responders, here.
Other communication outputs

  • Presented “Governing wildfire in a global change context: Lessons from Dutch water management” at CTFC webinar as part of CTFC and FIRE-RES T4.2 project action collaboration
  • Presented “Governing wildfire in a global change context: lessons from water management in the Netherlands” at PyroLife Ways forward: integrated fire management training event 19 -30 September 2022
  • Presented “Governing wildfire in a global change context: lessons from water management in the Netherlands” at Fire Ecology Across Boundaries: Connecting Science and Management conference held in Florence, Italy on 4 – 7 October, 2022
  • Guest lecture “Prescribed Fire as a Nature-Based Solution” in Disaster Risk Management and Nature-based Solutions WSG52306 – Wageningen University (2021,2023)