Aocheng Zhou is a master's student at Communication University of China, specializing in climate and environmental communication. His research has been recognized with the 2024 IAMCR Climate Communication Award and the 2025 ICA Environmental Communication Division Top Student Paper Award.

Lou Brett is a PhD student at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Her research investigates how climate storylines can be utilised to enhance decision-making processes, enabling effective adaptation to a changing climate and better management of extreme weather and multi-hazard events.

Nohah is a doctoral student based at the University of Canterbury. Inspired by her experience working in local government and corporate communication; where at the heart of successful collaboration and leadership is communication. She's working on interdisciplinary research exploring the responsibility for climate adaptation and the role of inter-professional communication.

Anna Lipsanen works as a Doctoral Researcher at the Climate Solutions unit in the Finnish Environment Institute. She is an environmental social scientist working mainly in the fields of adaptation research and policy. She is currently doing her PhD in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences in the University of Helsinki.

Farah El-Shayeb is a master’s student in Geography at the University of Waterloo, specializing in water governance, coastal community resilience, adaptation strategies, and natural hazard response. Her research focuses on managed retreat in Indonesia, examining the intersection of climate adaptation, governance, and faith-based resilience to develop equitable and sustainable relocation strategies.