Ms Franziska Fuerst (Dipl. Pol; MPH) is the Component Leader for Social Protection in the GIZ Improving Social Protection and Health (ISPH) project. In her role as team leader within ISPH, she focuses on the nexus of climate resilience and social protection, just transition, gender and social inclusion, and the digital transformation of health and social protection systems. She holds Master’s degrees in Political Science and Public Health, and has extensive professional experience in adaptive social protection, social health protection, and health systems.