Started her Political Science studies at the University of Helsinki in 2003. She spent a year on exchange in Sciences Po de Paris, France completing a Masters Programme called “Environment, Sustainable Development and Risks”. Currently she is working on her thesis on environmental refugees and the possible strategies of adaptation and expects to graduate in autumn 2009. Katri is a member of the board of the environmental organization Dodo. In September 2009 she will be a part of Finnish delegation to the annual conference of the UNCCD (Convention to Combat Desertification) as a representative of Finnish NGOs.