Tabea studied Geography, Political Science and Environmental Management in Berlin and Porto and holds a PhD in Geography from Humboldt University of Berlin. She developed the work for her thesis at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and was awarded the “Outstanding Young Scientist” Award by the European Geosciences Union for her work.

Before joining Global Solutions, Tabea was Head of Vulnerability and Adaptation, Co-Head of Science and Co-Head of Programme Strategies at Climate Analytics. She was invited for a Research Fellowship with the Socio-Economic Transformation Group at THE NEW INSTITUTE in Hamburg for the Academic Year 2022/23.

Tabea was also a lead author of the chapter “Water” and a drafting author of the “Summary for Policymakers (SPM)” of the recently published IPCC 6th Assessment Report of Working Group II.

She has published in a number of peer-reviewed journals on topics around climate impacts, vulnerability and adaptation as well as loss and damage. See full publication list here.