Maria Nilsson is a Professor in Public health with the orientation climate change and health. She is based at the department of Epidemiology and global health, Umeå University. Her research interest is focused on climate change health adaptation with a specific interest for vulnerable populations, on risk- and health communication and on knowledge translation. Including perspectives as equity, justice and human rights are central in her work. Maria leads externally funded projects in low- and middle-income countries, but also in