Beyond Adaptation Online - Session 1
Tracks
Beyond Adaptation
Monday, October 13, 2025 |
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
Speaker
Dr Marco Malavasi
Tenure Track
University of Sassari
Beyond crisis and grief: Rethinking conservation narratives
8:00 PM - 8:15 PMBiography
Marco Malavasi is a researcher at the University of Sassari, Sardinia, specializing in spatial ecology and conservation science. His work links plant diversity with remote sensing to model plant community distribution. I also explore epistemic issues in conservation.
Mr Luka Hamel-Serenity
Instructor
Hampton University
Adaptation under inequality: ramifications of race in coastal urban place attachment and resilience planning
8:15 PM - 8:30 PMBiography
Luka Hamel-Serenity is an Instructor at the Hampton University Department of Architecture in the School of Engineering, Architecture, and Aviation. He will receive his doctorate from University of Virginia's Constructed Environment program in May 2025. Luka works at the intersection between community, climate, and histories and theories of racial capitalism.
Ms Alicia N'Guetta
Lund University / Centre for Sustainability Studies / LUCSUS
Loss and damage in tropical fisheries: toward justice and equity through lived experiences
8:30 PM - 8:45 PMBiography
Alicia N’Guetta is a Phd Candidate in Sustainability Science at LUCSUS. She earned an Integrated Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Politics and a Master's Degree in Agricultural Economics (M.Sc.) with thesis from Laval University in Canada. Prior to joining LUCSUS Alicia was working as a Monitoring and Evaluation officer for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representation in Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles at the Comoros office and was also supporting programmes implementation.
Dr Charlotte Weatherill
Lecturer In Politics And International Studies
The Open University
Narrating climate un/futures through loss and damage and reparations
8:45 PM - 9:00 PMBiography
Charlotte Weatherill is a Lecturer in Politics & International Studies at The Open University. Charlotte’s research explores the concept of vulnerability in climate change politics, particularly in relation to Oceania and colonial discourses. Research interests include environmental and climate change politics, and theories of feminism, coloniality and racial capitalism.
Dr Fei Liu
Research Associate
National Institute for Environmental Studies
Geographical contrasts of multifaceted climate risks in Japan: linking climate impacts and social-environmental exposures for adaptation
8:45 PM - 9:00 PMBiography
Fei Liu, PhD in Geoenvironmental Sciences, specializes in climate change adaptation, climate risk management, and climate impact assessment. Utilizing remote sensing, GIS, and spatial modeling, her research focuses on urban ecological assessment, environmental monitoring, and sustainability. She is passionate about advancing climate adaptation through innovative geospatial technologies.
Dr Raisa Ojala
Deputy Secretary General
Intosai Working Group On Environmental Auditing / Finnish National Audit Office
Assessing governments’ adaptation actions: contribution of supreme audit institutions
9:15 PM - 9:30 PMBiography
Raisa Ojala holds a PhD in Sociology (University of Brasília) and Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Intercultural Communication, Latin American Studies, and Portuguese Philology (University of Helsinki). Currently, she is the Deputy Secretary General of the INTOSAI Working Group on Environmental Auditing at the National Audit Office of Finland.
Dr Jeremy Webb
Executive Director and Head of Research
Tiaki Institute
Conceptual foundations for integrating the economic analysis of adaptation and mitigation via the analysis of assets
9:30 PM - 9:45 PMBiography
Jeremy Webb has over 25 years experience on issues of climate change and development, including 10 years with the United Nations and a PhD from University College London, "Exploring Preconditions for Effective Global Responses to Climate Change".
Ms Lora Batino
Science Staff
World Climate Research Programme Academy
Another meter deeper, another level higher: Documenting adaptation strategies of island communities in the Philippines
9:45 PM - 10:00 PMBiography
Lora Batino is a researcher and geographer from the Philippines. She is interested in exploring the intersection of climate risk, policy, and adaptation practices of communities at risk in the Global South. She currently supports the World Climate Research Programme Academy in its capacity-building efforts for climate scientists globally.
