Deniz İkiz is an Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, specializing in Heritage and Climate Change. Her research focuses on how climate change transforms existing buildings and landscapes, emphasizing sustainable and inclusive adaptation. She has coordinated the Erasmus+ KA203 project (e-CREHA) and led work packages in two Horizon projects.

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. Paloma Guzman is a researcher at the Department of Digital Archaeology. Her research focuses on integrating cultural heritage into sustainable development policies, particularly in climate adaptation and vulnerability assessments and foster interdisciplinary coordination in policy to management practices.

Maya is a heritage specialist focused on the management of cultural landscapes and the study of nature-culture interactions in heritage places. She is currently leading the development of the Climate Action Toolkit project on behalf of ICCROM and the World Heritage Leadership programme, in cooperation with UNESCO, ICOMOS and IUCN.

Salma is an interdisciplinary researcher and climate activist dedicated to supporting community-led heritage adaptation. As the Director of Science for PL, 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.

Salma Sabour is an interdisciplinary researcher, engineer, and climate activist dedicated to supporting community-led heritage adaptation. 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. Sarah Forgesson (Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Raukawa) is the Education and Knowledge director of the Preserving Legacies project that supports community-based adaptation by fostering empowerment and resilience within local communities. As a heritage specialist she has also consulted on a number of different climate related heritage projects and programmes including working closely with ICOMOS, IUCN, UNESCO. Fred Sato is a climate change literacy researcher interested in the role of climate change understanding in climate action, peacebuilding, and, recently, heritage preservation. His current work focuses on climate literacy and heritage adaptation. Joanne Clarke researches the social dimension of climate change impacts both past and present. She is currently working with multi-national teams of researchers modelling the impacts of sea-level rise on global heritage, on climate literacy for successful heritage adaptation in southern Africa, and on a CLARE-funded project, climate change and coastal adaptation in Bénin. Dr Nick Simpson is Chief Research Officer in Complex Climate Change Risk in the African Climate and Development Initiative at the University of Cape Town. He is an IPCC author working on climate risk to heritage, education and sport and how we can best respond to climate change across these

Sarah Forgesson (Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Raukawa) is the Education and Knowledge director of the Preserving Legacies project which supports community-based adaptation to protect significant places, practices and landscapes. As a heritage specialist she has also consulted on climate related heritage projects and programmes including working closely with ICOMOS, IUCN, UNESCO and ICCROM. Salma Sabour 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. Maya is a heritage specialist focused on the management of cultural landscapes and the study of nature-culture interactions in heritage places. She is currently leading the development of the Climate Action Toolkit project on behalf of ICCROM and the World Heritage Leadership programme, in cooperation with UNESCO, ICOMOS and IUCN. Deniz İkiz is an Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, specializing in Heritage and Climate Change. Her research focuses on how climate change transforms existing buildings and landscapes, emphasizing sustainable and inclusive adaptation. She has coordinated the Erasmus+ KA203 project (e-CREHA) and led work packages in two Horizon projects. Dr. Paloma Guzman is a researcher at the Department of Digital Archeology. Her research focuses on integrating cultural heritage into sustainable development policies, particularly in climate adaptation and vulnerability assessments and foster interdisciplinary coordination in policy to management practices.