Dr. Maria Apergi

Maria Apergi is a Senior Advisor at adelphi. She has expertise in energy and climate policy. Maria has worked on diverse topics such as energy access, climate finance and disaster risk management and she has substantial international work experience.

Before joining adelphi she was working as a Scientific Project Leader for the RIFS Potsdam (former IASS), for the research project “Investigating the systemic impacts of the global energy transition (ISIGET)”. Maria holds a PhD in Environmental Policy and Development from London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research focused on applications of decentralised solar energy for electrification in Guinea-Bissau.

“At adelphi I am given the opportunity to work on solutions at the intersection of climate, energy and development. I believe that this multifaceted approach is indispensable to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time.”