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Cities, Settlements and Infrastructure - Regional insights on Vulnerability

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Thursday Stream 4
Thursday, October 16, 2025
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
James Hay Theatre (live streaming)

Speaker

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Ms Livia Hollins
Independent

Accelerating adaptation action in New Zealand – from global insights to a local reality check - collaborating, innovating and investing for a resilient future

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Biography

Livia has 20 years' experience in climate/environmental policy and SDGs, including 10 years with the with the UNFCCC. She sees investment, collaboration and innovation as key to achieving climate resilience. She’s interested in bringing people together to build resilience and implement adaptation action in a coherent, efficient and context-relevant way.
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Dr Belinda McFadgen
Senior Environmental Policy Consultant
The Catalyst Group

Accelerating adaptation action in New Zealand – from global insights to a local reality check - collaborating, innovating and investing for a resilient future

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Biography

Sam Ng
Founder
Amplify Ventures

Accelerating adaptation action in New Zealand – from global insights to a local reality check - collaborating, innovating and investing for a resilient future

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Biography

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Dr Carlos Ruiz Garvia
Team Lead
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change / UNFCCC

Accelerating adaptation action in New Zealand – from global insights to a local reality check - collaborating, innovating and investing for a resilient future

8:30 AM - 7:15 PM

Biography

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Dr S. Jeff Birchall
Associate Professor
University of Alberta

Institutional barriers, adaptive capacity & resilience in Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

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Biography

Jeff is an Associate Professor of Local-scale Climate Change Adaptation/ Resilience, in the School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Alberta, where he serves as Director of the Climate Adaptation and Resilience Lab. Jeff is a registered professional planner.
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Ms Sarah Kehler
PhD Candidate
University of Alberta / Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Institutional barriers, adaptive capacity & resilience in Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Biography

Sarah is a PhD candidate, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta; her research focuses on barriers to achieving equitable and effective policy for adaptation and resilience to climate change.
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Dr Ronni Wilcock
Senior Risk & Biophysical Adaptation Specialist
Two Bears Environmental Consulting, LLC

Navigating climate challenges: advanced risk assessment and resilience strategies

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

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Biography

Dr. Wilcock is a Senior Risk and Biophysical Adaptation Lead and Adjunct Faculty member at Oregon State University. Her research integrates future climates with machine learning to evaluate biophysical climate risks on socioeconomic vulnerabilities and human dimensions across multiple scales. Mr. Tallekpalek has led his Alaska Native community for over 12 years serving as the council president since 2013. He represents his community, working to increase jobs, education, and support economic growth including addressing the challenges from a changing climate. He is also a commercial fisherman.
Dr Graham Clarkson
Senior Research Fellow
University of Reading

How can an intersectional lens on weather and climate information services promote equitable adaptation?

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Biography

Graham Clarkson (Senior Research Fellow) works in the Department for International Development at the University of Reading and have considerable experience of research into agricultural innovation systems and climate services. He is part of a team of developers of the Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach which has been implemented in more than 30 countries.
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Dr Denyse Dookie
Research Fellow
Grantham Research Institute / lSE

How can an intersectional lens on weather and climate information services promote equitable adaptation?

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Biography

Denyse Dookie is a research fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE. Her work is broadly centred on using climate information for adaptation, disaster risk reduction and resilience, and she has worked in these fields in the Caribbean, Africa and the UK.
Prof Peter Dorward
Professor
University Of Reading

How can an intersectional lens on weather and climate information services promote equitable adaptation?

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Biography

Peter Dorward (Professor of Agricultural Systems) works in the Department for International Development at the University of Reading and have considerable experience of research into agricultural innovation systems and climate services. He is part of a team of developers of the Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach which has been implemented in more than 30 countries.
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Prof Hallie Eakin
Professor
Arizona State University

How can an intersectional lens on weather and climate information services promote equitable adaptation?

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Biography

Hallie Eakin is a professor in the School of Sustainability and affiliated professor in the School of Urban Planning and Geographical Sciences at the University of Arizona. Her research interests include governance and social equity in socio-ecological systems and household vulnerability and sustainability of adaptations to global change.
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Dr Nadine Methner
Research Officer
African Climate and Development Initiative / University of Cape Town

How can an intersectional lens on weather and climate information services promote equitable adaptation?

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Biography

Nadine Methner is a research officer at the African Climate and Development Initiative at the University of Cape Town. She is involved in several initiatives that aim to build partnerships and foster knowledge co-production to advance effective and equitable climate change adaptation across Africa.
Ekua Odoom
University of Cape Town

How can an intersectional lens on weather and climate information services promote equitable adaptation?

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Biography

Ekua Odoom has a PhD in Environmental Science and is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the African Climate and Development Initiative at University of Cape Town. Dr Odoom has research expertise in Climate Smart Agriculture, sustainability science, green financing and natural resource management.
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Dr Katharine Vincent
Director
Kulima Integrated Development Solutions

How can an intersectional lens on weather and climate information services promote equitable adaptation?

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

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Supporting Material

Biography

Katharine Vincent is director of Kulima Integrated Development Solutions. She engages in transdisciplinary partnerships and facilitates co-production of useable knowledge that helps society to manage the risk posed by climate change, with a particular focus on the global South/majority world. Denyse Dookie is a research fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE. Her work is broadly centred on using climate information for adaptation, disaster risk reduction and resilience, and she has worked in these fields in the Caribbean, Africa and the UK. Ekua Odoom has a PhD in Environmental Science and is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the African Climate and Development Initiative at University of Cape Town. Dr Odoom has research expertise in Climate Smart Agriculture, sustainability science, green financing and natural resource management. Peter Dorward (Professor of Agricultural Systems) and Graham Clarkson (Senior Research Fellow) work in the Department for International Development at the University of Reading and have considerable experience of research into agricultural innovation systems and climate services. They are part of a team of developers of the Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach which has been implemented in more than 30 countries. Hallie Eakin is a professor in the School of Sustainability and affiliated professor in the School of Urban Planning and Geographical Sciences at the University of Arizona. Her research interests include governance and social equity in socio-ecological systems and household vulnerability and sustainability of adaptations to global change. Nadine Methner is a research officer at the African Climate and Development Initiative at the University of Cape Town. She is involved in several initiatives that aim to build partnerships and foster knowledge co-production to advance effective and equitable climate change adaptation across Africa.
Prof Dave Frame
Professor Of Physics
University of Canterbury

Facilitator

Biography

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