Research
My research explores the interactions between hydrological, agricultural, and climatological dynamics, with a focus on assessing climate-related disasters. I apply interdisciplinary methods in my research, such as risk assessments, conceptual and physical modeling, remote sensing, and big data analysis.
Currently, I am researching drought risk in the Nordic Countries, which involves assessing hazard, vulnerability, exposure, and impacts. As part of this project, I assessed agricultural drought in Sweden, evaluating its impact on agricultural production.
If you would like to learn more about my research, please feel free to reach out to me.
Collaboration
My research project is active within the Centre for Societal Risk Research (CSR) at Karlstad University (KAU.SE/EN/CSR), which focuses on interdisciplinary studies related to societal risks and their management. This appointment is also connected to the Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS), a national interdisciplinary research center collaboratively operated by three Swedish universities, including Karlstad University (CNDS.SE).
Bio
Hej! I'm Claudia. I am a hydrologist interested in the relationship between water, climate, and agriculture. I studied agricultural science in Bolivia, which inspired my interest in water resources engineering. During my doctoral studies at the Water Resources Engineering Detaprtment at Lund University, I assessed drought impacts over the Andes Mountains in South America. Following that, I joined the Research Unit at the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), where I focused on integrating satellite altimetry data, in-situ observations, and hydrological models for hydrological forecasting in West Africa and Siberia. Currently, I am a postdoctoral researcher at Karlstad University and CNDS, where I work on climate-related disasters in the Nordic Countries.
Selected publications
Canedo Rosso, C., Nyberg, L., and Pechlivanidis, I.: Drought hazard assessment across Sweden's diverse hydro-climatic regimes, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 25, 4577–4592, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-4577-2025, 2025.
Canedo Rosso, C., Andersson, J. C. M., Gustafsson, D., Hamatan, M., and Machefer, M.: Combining satellite altimetry, in-situ observations, and models to improve hydrological forecasting in West Africa, 2022. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-736, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-736
Canedo Rosso, C., Hochrainer-Stigler S., Pflug G., Condori B., and Berndtsson R., 2021. Drought impact in the Bolivian Altiplano agriculture associated with El Niño Southern Oscillation using satellite imagery data. Journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 21(3)995-202. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-995-2021
Canedo Rosso, C., Berndtsson R., and Uvo C. B., 2020. Drought and Agricultural Production in the Central Andes.
Managing Soils and Terrestrial Systems (2nd ed.). Fath, B.D., Jørgensen, S.E., and Cole, M. (Eds.). Taylor & Francis.
https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429346255
Canedo Rosso, C., 2019. Addressing water scarcity in the Bolivian Altiplano for sustainable water management (Doctoral dissertation). Water Resources Engineering, Lund University, Lund Sweden.
https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/a000519b-9160-4423-ae30-358641967c8d
Canedo Rosso C., Uvo C. B., and Berndtsson R., 2019. Precipitation variability and its relation to climate anomalies in the Bolivian Altiplano, 2019. International Journal of Climatology, 39(4)2096–
2107. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.5937
Canedo Rosso C., Pillco Zolá R., and Berndtsson R., 2016. Role of Hydrological Studies for the Development of the TDPS System. Water Journal, 8(4) 144. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8040144