Sebastiaan Van Herk

Sebastiaan van Herk, PhD
Co-founder of Healthy Cities

Sebastiaan van Herk, PhD, is the co-founder of Healthy Cities and a founding member of the Flood Resilience Group at IHE-Delft. With over 20 years of experience in climate adaptation and urban innovation, he specializes in the intersection of strategic planning and public health. Sebastiaan works extensively with planning and health authorities to develop strategic frameworks and conduct health-impact assessments of urban environments.

An appointed Advocate for UN-DRR and Expert for UN Environment, he is also a frequent speaker at international forums and serves as a guest professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain) and Southeast University (China). He holds a PhD in Climate Adaptation and Water Management from TU Delft.