Dr. Torsten Welle is an Associate Academic Officer at the UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS). He holds a PhD in Geography and a Master of Science in Geography, Soil Science and Economics, both from the University of Bonn. He has broad expertise in the fields of remote sensing, geographical information systems and in climatology. He is the focal point for geodata and geoinformation within the Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Management and Adaptive Planning section at UNU-EHS where he is working on development of methods and indicators for vulnerability assessment and implementation and development of vulnerability maps.