Sarah is the Education and Knowledge director of the Preserving Legacies project that supports community-based adaptation within local communities to protect their significant places, practices and landscapes. As a heritage specialist she has also consulted on climate related heritage projects including working closely with ICOMOS, IUCN, UNESCO and ICCROM.

Dr. Gilmore leads the “Transforming places for the precariously housed: Equitable adaptation pathways for climate mobilities” project. Her research is at the intersection of policy analysis, engagement with communities, and science-policy for climate action. Her recent work focuses on climate (im)mobilities, infrastructure and urban planning, and mitigation-adaptation synergies.

Donovan is the Director of Informed.City and has 20 years of climate change adaptation experience. Donovan specialises in integrating climate change needs into strategic planning and policy advice. Donovan is also an expert in the Human Settlements theme of the UAE-Belem indicator program James has a 20-year career in the infrastructure and environmental sectors. He has been involved in a wide range of important projects over recent years, including the first National Climate Risk Assessment, MfE’s Climate Adaptation Technical Working Group, the development of the Health Sector Climate Scenarios, and a variety of climate risk and adaptation projects across NZ.

Salma is an interdisciplinary researcher, engineer, and climate activist dedicated to supporting community-led heritage adaptation. As the Director of Science for Preserving Legacies, she bridges diverse knowledge systems, advances climate data accessibility, and strengthens risk assessment and adaptation strategies. She has collaborated with the IPCC, UNESCO, and ICOMOS to support global climate-heritage action.

Dr. Adams is an established expert in the field of climate-related migration with experience in research, policy, non-governmental organisations, teaching and engagement settings. She leads the £5 million Maximising UK Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Hub and co-directs the King's Centre for Integrated Research in Risk and Resilience. Dr. Adams will present on mobilities framework for adaptation.

Dr Audia examines the relations between climate change, populations, health and sustainable development through the co-production of knowledge. She uses arts-based and embodied methods to challenge traditional dynamics in the society-policy-science nexus. She has worked with local and international NGOs and policy actors in West Africa and the UK. Dr. Audia will present on arts-based approaches and how they are used.

Dr Orli Bass is a human geographer in the Geographical and Environmental Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She specialises in migration studies and has a keen interest in the impact of climate change on African urbanism. Dr. Bass will lead the hands-on activities for group 1: Arts-based approaches - Durban.

Dr Caughey is a public health nutritionist in Nunavut, Canada. Over the past 20 years, she has worked with – and learned from – families, Elders, hunters, researchers, health professionals and Inuit organizations, across a range of initiatives related to Inuit country food, food security, and food safety in the Arctic. Dr. Caughey will present on the approaches that have been used and their implications in Nunavut.

Ms. Guida is Head of Strategy, Prevention, and Community Resilience at the Greater London Authority. As part of this role she drives community engagement on resilience with diverse London communities, with recent work focusing on migrant communities. Kristen's unit is a key partner in the Transforming places project. Guida will share the Greater London Authorities experience in community resilience building in often overlooked groups such as migrants.

Dr. Harper is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. Her research investigates associations between weather, environment, and health equity in the context of climate change. She is an IPCC Working Group I Vice Chair. Dr. Harper will participate in the debrief roundtable, adding her insights on Indigenous Knowledge in science-policy settings.

Dr. Leck has extensive experience working at the interface of climate change and development issues, with a specific focus on climate change adaptation, disaster risk management and resilience. She has worked predominantly in urban centres across Southern African focused on disaster risk reduction and building climate change resilience. Dr Leck will provide her insights into the practices and policies in urban development in South Africa.

Dr Amina Maharjan works as a Senior Livelihood and Migration Specialist at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). Maharjan is part of the foresight intervention at the Centre and work in the intersection of human mobility, sustainable development, and climate adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. Dr. Maharjan will lead Group 2: Participatory mapping - Nepal activities.

Dr. Katharine McNamara’s background in Environmental Health and Anthropology anchors her interdisciplinary approach to researching local adaptation to changing environments and health ecologies. Her research leverages ethnography and arts-based methods to examine the dynamics, tensions, and collaborations that arise as communities and institutions adapt to environmental health challenges. Dr. McNamara will assist with the participatory activities drawing upon her experiences facilitating discussions among natural resource users, conservationists, and policy-makers in the Ecuadorian Highlands.

Dr Paterson is the Director of Global Lives Research Centre, where she builds partnerships and knowledge exchange networks with local communities and stakeholders to achieve mutually beneficial social and ecological goals. Her recent research focuses on global flood risk and resilience, adaptation and adaptive capacity in urbanising coastal areas. Dr. Paterson will share her insights into how to bring arts-based output into policy spaces.

Professor Sutherland is from the School of Built Environment and Development Studies and WASH R&D Centre at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She works at the interface between social and environmental systems, focusing on sustainable development and how the relationship between society, space and environment shapes environmental politics and policy-making. Dr. Sutherland will lead the hands-on activities for group 1: Arts-based approaches - Durban.

Dr Nooshin Torabi is an interdisciplinary social scientist at RMIT, specialising in adaptive governance, climate change responses, sustainability communication, and energy justice. She researches climate change education in universities and sustainable consumption to end food waste. With extensive teaching experience in climate change responses, she brings a strong commitment to impactful, interdisciplinary learning.

Ms Sabarnee Tuladhar as Research Analyst at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). Tuladhar is part of the foresight intervention at the Centre and work in the intersection of human mobility, sustainable development, and climate adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. Ms. Tuladhar will lead Group 2: Participatory mapping - Nepal activities.