Cristobal is a PhD candidate at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht in Hamburg, Germany. Prior to this, Cristobal funded Adapt-Chile and work as its Executive Director from 2013 to 2017. His research interests are climate knowledge transference, science-policy interactions and local networks. Cristobal’s background is on development studies and holds a masters degree on research on Environmental Social Scientes, both from the  University of east Anglia, UK.