Karin André is a Senior Research Fellow and Team Lead for the Cities, Communities and Consumption Team at SEI Headquarters in Stockholm. Areas of expertise include participatory research methods and the role of science-based stakeholder dialogues on issues related to climate adaptation and other complex sustainability issues.

Mathilda Englund is a transdisciplinary researcher exploring the intersection of climate change adaptation, knowledge co-production, and epistemic injustice. She is a PhD student at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Linköping University, where she is exploring power and politics in knowledge co-production for climate change adaptation.

Åsa Gerger Swartling (Senior Research Fellow; Head of Knowledge Management) has extensive professional experience that integrates social science research and scientific leadership within the sustainability sphere. Her interests encompass sustainability governance at subnational levels, with an emphasis on participatory methods; collaborative processes; co-design of climate services; adaptation; and disaster risk reduction.

Sean Goodwin is a multidisciplinary researcher with a focus on urban climate adaptation, nature-based solutions, and monitoring, evaluation and learning. His research addresses pressing questions facing communities of research and practice at the intersection of climate change, biodiversity conservation, urban planning and social justice.

Dr Marta Olazabal is an interdisciplinary scientist exploring pathways of progress on climate action in cities worldwide. She is an Ikerbasque Research Associate and Ramon y Cajal Fellow at BC3 where she leads the Adaptation Research Group. She is the Principal Investigator of the European Research Council project IMAGINE Adaptation.

Participant 1 Full Name: Marta Olazabal Organisation: Basque Centre for Climate Change, BC3, Spain. Bio: Dr Marta Olazabal is an interdisciplinary scientist exploring pathways of progress on climate action in cities worldwide. She is an Ikerbasque Research Associate and Ramon y Cajal Fellow at BC3 where she leads the Adaptation Research Group. She is the Principal Investigator of the European Research Council project IMAGINE Adaptation. Participant 1 Contribution: Co-chair. Moderation of the session. General introduction. Facilitation of World Café Table 1. Participant 2 Full Name: Karin André Organisation: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden. Bio: Karin André is a Senior Research Fellow and Team Lead for the Cities, Communities and Consumption Team at SEI Headquarters in Stockholm. Areas of expertise include participatory research methods and the role of science-based stakeholder dialogues on issues related to climate adaptation and other complex sustainability issues. Participant 2 Contribution: Co-chair. Moderation of the session. General introduction. Facilitation of World Café Table 2. Participant 3 Full Name: Ana Terra Amorim Maia Organisation: Basque Centre for Climate Change, BC3 Bio Dr. Amorim-Maia is an interdisciplinary socio-environmental scientist exploring the intersections of climate change adaptation, urban governance, and social justice. She is a Juan de la Cierva Fellow and postdoctoral researcher at BC3, where she contributes to IMAGINE Adaptation, supporting cities in envisioning resilient futures and assessing progress toward achieving them. Participant 3 Contribution: Facilitation of World Café Table 3. Participant 4 Full Name: Åsa Gerger Swartling Organisation: Stockholm Environment Institute Bio Åsa Gerger Swartling (Senior Research Fellow; Head of Knowledge Management) has extensive professional experience that integrates social science research and scientific leadership within the sustainability sphere. Her interests encompass sustainability governance at subnational levels, with an emphasis on participatory methods; collaborative processes; co-design of climate services; adaptation; and disaster risk reduction. Participant 4 Contribution: Facilitation of World Café Table 2. Participant 5 Full Name: Sean Goodwin Organisation: Basque Centre for Climate Change, BC3 Bio: Sean Goodwin is a multidisciplinary researcher with a focus on urban climate adaptation, nature-based solutions, and monitoring, evaluation and learning. His research addresses pressing questions facing communities of research and practice at the intersection of climate change, biodiversity conservation, urban planning and social justice. Participant 5 Contribution: Facilitation of World Café Table 4. Participant 6 Full Name: Mathilda Englund Organisation: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Linköping University Bio: Mathilda Englund is a transdisciplinary researcher exploring the intersection of climate change adaptation, knowledge co-production, and epistemic injustice. She is a PhD student at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Linköping University, where she is exploring power and politics in knowledge co-production for climate change adaptation. Participant 6 Contribution: Facilitation of World Café Table 4.

Dr. Amorim-Maia is an interdisciplinary socio-environmental scientist exploring the intersections of climate change adaptation, urban governance, and social justice. She is a Juan de la Cierva Fellow and postdoctoral researcher at BC3, where she contributes to IMAGINE Adaptation, supporting cities in envisioning resilient futures and assessing progress toward achieving them.

Shobha Maharaj is an adaptation specialist who is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of Fiji where she is assisting with the development of the Ecological and Climate Crises Legal Institute. She was an author of the IPCC AR6 WGII in the Small Islands chapter and Summary for Policymakers.

Lisa has spent three decades researching adaptation, maladaptation and development. She is professor of Development Geography at the University of Bonn, where she coordinates the AdaptationHive collective for Critical Adaptation Studies. As an author of three recent IPCC reports, she is increasingly worried about the lack of action by governments. Shobha Maharaj is an adaptation specialist who is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of Fiji where she is assisting with the development of the Ecological and Climate Crises Legal Institute. She was an author of the IPCC AR6 WGII in the Small Islands chapter and Summary for Policymakers. Gretta Pecl is Professor of marine ecology at the Institute​ for Marine and Antarctic Studies)​, and Director of the Centre for Marine Socioecology. She focuses on species and ecosystem responses to climate change, and the development of adaptation options for natural resource management. She was an IPCC AR6 author.