Ajay B. Mathema is a distinguished environmental professional with over 25 years of experience in environmental and climate change sectors. As a Professor and Principal of SchEMS, Pokhara University, he specializes in environmental assessments, climate adaptation, and policy formulation, contributing to sustainable development initiatives in Nepal and beyond.

Matthew is an environmental social scientist and Professor at the Norwegian University of Life Science. He conducts research at the interfaces between environmental geography, spatial planning and political science on the politics of environmental and sustainability policy. His current research focuses on locally led adaptation and landscape scale transformations.

Siri Eriksen is a professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences who does work on the politics of adaptation in different geographic contexts. Her recent work has focused on climate resilient development, including research regarding disability inclusion and social justice aspects of climate action.

Ishrat Jahan is a Research Fellow at BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health, specializing in climate change, health, and gender justice. With an MSc in Climate Change and Development, her work focuses on adaptive practices in vulnerable communities, climate-health integration, and co-creating knowledge for local adaptation in Bangladesh.

Maria Da Graça Benedito Jonas (Graça) is pursuing a PhD program offered by Eduardo Mondlane University in partnership with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. In her PhD research, Graça explores perspectives of knowledge co-creation to climate change adaptation in Chokwe, Mozambique.

Edwige Marty is a postdoc who conducts research on the cross-scale power relations that shape socially differentiated lived experiences of adaptation processes. Her research combines insights from the critical adaptation scholarship, feminist political ecologies and critical agrarian studies to analyze changing pastoral livelihoods in Kenya and France.

Fahmid Mohtasin is currently working as a Project Officer for the COLOCAL project at the International Center for Climate Change and Development at Independent University, Bangladesh. He has a graduate and postgraduate in Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies from the University of Dhaka, focusing on just transitions issues, public policy, and locally-led adaptation.

Dr. Neha Tiwari has obtained her PhD from the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has worked on governance women empowerment and environmental justice. She has presented many papers in national as well as international conferences. At the same, she has obtained scholarships for the same. Dr. Annapurna Sharma is the Head of the Department of Department of Political Science and Public Policy. She has obtained her PhD from the prestigious Delhi University. She has worked extensively on federalism. She also holds many administrative positions in the University.

Matthew Cashmore is an environmental social scientist and Professor at the Norwegian University of Life Science. He conducts research at the interfaces between environmental geography, spatial planning and political science on environmental policy and sustainability transitions. His current research focuses on locally led adaptation and landscape scale transitions.