Yailín Fernández González
Biografía
Yailín Fernández is currently a technologist in the Climate Risk, Adaptation and Resilience Group. She is a Hydraulic Engineer from the Universidad de Tecnológica de La Habana, Cuba (2013-2018), where she obtained the Scientific Merit Award. She worked two years in Cuba, one in the Institute of Hydraulic Resources as a Specialist in Water Resources Management and the second year, in the Revolutionary Armed Forces as Head of Facilities Area. She has experience in the management/implementation of public and industrial water supply and sanitation projects.
Additionally, she has carried out research on the hydraulic behavior of coastal works, such as the Malecón de La Habana in Cuba, and participated in studies on the effect of climate change on crops.
She also holds two Master’s degrees: the Master in Sustainable Management and Water Technology from the University of Alicante (2020-2021) and the Master in Coasts and Ports from the University of Cantabria (2021-2022), in which she graduated with the specialty of coastal risks.
At the beginning of 2023, she joined IHCantabria. Her work focuses on the characterization of climate risks in coastal infrastructures and especially in ports, and on the design of adaptation measures. She is an expert in risk characterization and in the definition of coastal climate impacts on infrastructures.
She has experience in collaborations with organizations, such as the International Finance Corporation (IFC), where she develops methodologies to characterize risk and offer solutions that reduce danger and vulnerability in ports. She applies the methodological framework proposed by the IPCC and designs adaptation measures. This experience is complemented by her participation in a project in Panama, focused on the protection and restoration of ecosystem services through Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and the assessment of climate risk in coastal areas and critical infrastructure.
Specialization topics
Characterization of climate risks in coastal infrastructure, especially in ports.
Design of adaptation measures to climate change.
Characterization of risks and definition of coastal climate impacts on infrastructure.
Protection and restoration of ecosystem services through Nature-Based Solutions (NbS).
Evaluation of climate risk in coastal areas and critical infrastructure.
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