Ewa Burszta-Adamiak, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof.; PhD DSc in environmental engineering (Wrocław University of Science and Technology). Currently an associate professor at Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences at the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy. Her main expertise is analysis of the applicability and functioning (quantity and quality assesments) of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) in urban areas, with particular emphasis on studies of the hydrological performance of green roofs. She is the author or co-author of over 100 scientific papers and the content editor of the technical guidelines “Good Practices – principles for the sustainable management of storm water from road surfaces” and “DAFA DZ 1.01 Guidelines for the design, performance and maintenance of green roofs – guidelines for green roofs”. A member of the Association of Water and Reclamation Engineers and Technicians. Polish Federation of Engineering Associations. (SITWM-NOT) and the Polish Green Roof Association (PSDZ) which in 2009-2011 was the president. The organizer and participant of many workshops and conferences in the field of stormwater management in terms of adaptation to climate changes and water resource management for sustainable development of urban and rural areas.