Isabella Kraft

I conducted a dissertation on the impact of the 2022 forest fire on soil water repellency in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park, Czech Republic: a case study for the role of the post-fire hydrophobic layer in controlling for infiltration.

I spent a summer working for the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute where I measured monitored snowmelt processes in the water cycle in mountain catchments with dominating snow runoff regime, used to improve flood forecasting.

I also provided research support and performed document control and translation on the 2022 International Water Report that discusses observed hydrological data from 272 weather stations across 13 countries.

Thirdly, I conducted spatial analysis using R to investigate the suitability of SSM and SWI products as predictors for flash flooding during the convective season. The findings were presented at the 2023 International Workshop on Statistical Hydrology.

I worked on a project with the legal think-tank RSGI, collating quantitative and qualitative data on over 500 international ESG lawyers.

I am very passionate about international water relations and transboundary integrated sustainable management approaches.

Moreover, I am keen to explore water in the context of public health and sanitation, while also taking an interest in private water regulation practices and environmental risk analyses, as well as ESG.