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Petr Vesnovskii
PhD Candidate Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University
Petr Vesnovskii is a PhD candidate at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, where he studies global water resilience risks and water governance responses to them. Within the SAFER project, he examines how risks propagate across political borders and natural boundaries, and how governance can address consequences of hydrological cycle alterations. His work combines Earth-system and socio-ecological perspectives with knowledge co-production among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. Vesnovskii holds a bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Natural Resource Management from MGIMO and an MPhil in Water Science, Policy and Management from the University of Oxford. His master’s dissertation focused on the adaptive capacity of the Volga River delta system to complex environmental changes. Before starting his PhD, he worked at the International Hydropower Association, where he assessed the sector's resilience to climate change and facilitated expert and stakeholder engagement activities, including the 2023 World Hydropower Congress. Youth’s leading role in solving global sustainability challenges has been a cornerstone of Vesnovskii’s worldview. He served as the United Nations SDG 6 “Clean Water and Sanitation” Youth Envoy in Russia (2017-2019) and the Delegate to the European Youth Parliament for Water (2019-2024). He continues to expand his support network to mainstream the voices of young communities in the global agenda.