Sarah is a Senior Lecturer in health and disability geography at the University of Exeter, who is currently working on ‘Sensing Climate’; a five-year project examining how the climate crisis – and prominent societal responses to it – is shaping the everyday lives and adaptive capacities of disabled people (www.sensing-climate.com).

Raven Cretney is a Senior Lecturer at Lincoln University. Her research focuses on how communities engage and participate in decision-making and policy change relating to post-disaster and environmental issues. She is particularly interested in the intersections between disability leadership and climate adaptation. Áine Kelly-Costello is a disabled researcher, journalist and organiser who has been active at the disability and climate justice nexus. They have written articles for the Disability Debrief newsletter, worked with climate organisations to make their campaigning more accessible and inclusive, authored academic papers and worked with a city Council to progress emergency management and climate priorities. Sarah is a Senior Lecturer in health and disability geography at the University of Exeter, who is currently working on ‘Sensing Climate’; a five-year project examining how the climate crisis – and prominent societal responses to it – is shaping the everyday lives and adaptive capacities of disabled people (www.sensing-climate.com). Associate Professor Michelle Villeneuve is the Deputy Director at The University of Sydney Impact Centre for Disability Research and Policy. Michelle leads an international program of research that addresses inequities that people with disability experience in everyday living and situations of natural hazard disaster and other emergencies. Dr Suzanne Phibbs is a disabled researcher and senior lecturer in public health at Massey University. Suzanne has published extensively in the field of disasters. She has a particular interest in disability, disaster, and social justice. Katherine Lofts is a doctoral student at McGill University’s Faculty of Law, as well as a researcher with the Disability-Inclusive Climate Action Research Programme. Her current research focuses on the role of legal determinants of health in shaping health outcomes in the context of climate change adaptation.

Áine Kelly-Costello is a disabled researcher, journalist and organiser who has been active at the disability and climate justice nexus. They have written articles for the Disability Debrief newsletter, worked with climate organisations to make their campaigning more accessible and inclusive, authored academic papers and worked with a city Council to progress emergency management and climate priorities.

Katherine Lofts is a doctoral student at McGill University’s Faculty of Law, as well as a researcher with the Disability-Inclusive Climate Action Research Programme. Her current research focuses on the role of legal determinants of health in shaping health outcomes in the context of climate change adaptation

Dr Suzanne Phibbs is a disabled researcher and senior lecturer in public health at Massey University. Suzanne has published extensively in the field of disasters. She has a particular interest in disability, disaster, and social justice.

Associate Professor Michelle Villeneuve is the Deputy Director at The University of Sydney Impact Centre for Disability Research and Policy. Michelle leads an international program of research that addresses inequities that people with disability experience in everyday living and situations of natural hazard disaster and other emergencies.

Alexis Patell is an American Master's of Arts Candidate at the University of Otago. They specialize in climate justice, natural disaster preparedness and management, and disability advocacy. In the second year of their Master's degree, they returned stateside to pursue this research in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Julie is a principal researcher at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). She has 20 years of experience advancing climate adaptation through research, knowledge mobilization, and policy engagement. She collaborates with governments, NGOs, and academic partners to address climate risks, with a particular focus on amplifying the participation and influence of people in highly vulnerable situations. In her current role at IISD’s Resilience Program, she defines research strategy and identifies new strategic directions for the program.

Blanche is a climate adaptation specialist, with expertise in designing and undertaking multidisciplinary research and policy analysis on relevant aspects of climate change adaptation, incorporating physical and socio-economic considerations, as they apply to the local context, leading to robust resilience solutions. She holds an MA degree from Tufts University and a BA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Dr de Haan is a climate specialist at IDRC responsible for CLARE projects in Asia. His expertise includes supporting southern-based research, and integrating climate and gender equity considerations into policy analysis He led the IDRC GrOW program on women’s economic empowerment and has published widely, including on inequalities and migration.

Emelyn Bermundo leads the CLARE Project RURBANISE. She is TAMPEI’s Executive Directoir, and a “TAMPEI architect”, a licensed architect contributing to and working with communities to develop plans and housing design in fragile urban settings. She is member of the Board of Trustees of PACSII.

Binaya Pasakhala serves as a Governance and Institutions Analyst in ICIMOD. Over the years, his focus has been on understanding the socio-ecological dynamics of different mountain ecosystems, with a keen emphasis on future governance strategies to ensure sustainable development.

Zahid is program manager at Uttaran, a grassroot organisation in Bangladesh, and leads the CLARE SURF-IT project, with Action Against Hunger and North-South University. Zahid has a MSc in Environmental Change and Management, Oxford University, was a Weidenfeld and Hoffman Scholar, and is Governing Board member, Climate Justice Resilience Fund.