As Graphics Officer for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report and “IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate”, I had the honour to support 270 climate scientists from around the world. For the past four yours I developed infographics together with leading scientists that explain the latest climate science findings. These assessments had been reviewed, commented and approved by 195 member governments. In addtion I produced trailers for COP events and other products for IPCC communication on social media channels.

Prior to my servings for the IPCC I worked for many years in the areas of e-learning (conception, storyboard, storytelling, production), web, video and print. Six years in Barcelona, for Publicis for example, the 3rd largest communications group in the world. For me visual communication offers opportunities making complex concepts and messages understandable to a broad and very distinct audience.

Clear and transparent communication is more than ever needed in a time of global changes and chances.

I strongly believe that real understanding, transparent communication and co-working with engaged people of different backgrounds like scientists, designers, engineers, politician will make a change. Supporting and learning from each other will lead to actions, which could have a positive impact, to reach ecological, social and political goals.