🇮🇹 Italy

Member European Youth Parliament for Water (EYPW)

Salma is a Brussels-based policy professional and youth advocate working at the intersection of water governance, EU environmental policy and youth participation. She is currently a member of the 17th European Youth Parliament for Water (EYPW), representing the Scheldt River Basin and contributing to the Parliament's European and international advocacy strategies. Through the EYPW, she is particularly engaged in transboundary cooperation and the role of young people in shaping water policy. Over the past two years, Salma has also been actively involved in water-sector advocacy as a Policy Officer at International Community NGO, championing stronger and more meaningful youth participation in European water policy. Her work has included research on youth participation across the Danube and Seine basins, engagement with European Commission and European Parliament stakeholders, and the development of a water resilience board game presented at the EU Water Resilience Forum. In May 2026, she was the lead author and poster presenter of research on youth participation in water resilience at the Danube Water Forum in Bulgaria. Alongside her advocacy work, Salma works as a Consultant Project Manager in EU Medical Affairs at GlaxoSmithKline through Intys Consulting. She previously worked in EU policy evaluation at ADE and in EU-funded environmental and climate projects at SINLOC SpA in Italy. She holds a Master's degree in International Relations from the University of Groningen and a Bachelor's degree with honours from Ca' Foscari University of Venice.