Edmond Totin is a social scientist with expertise in agricultural innovation, climate adaptation, and governance. He is a senior lecturer at Université Nationale d’Agriculture du Bénin and has worked at ICRISAT and Climate Analytics GmbH. Edmond contributed as a Coordinating Lead Author to the IPCC's AR6 Africa Chapter.

Architesh Panda is a multidisciplinary researcher specializing in climate and disaster risk finance, climate change adaptation, and resilience. With environmental economics and policy-driven research expertise, I work at the interface of climate finance and climate change resilience. I have led projects across Asi and Europe, collaborating with international organizations, governments, and private stakeholders. My work focuses on disaster risk finance, climate governance, and agricultural sustainability, using evidence-based research to develop impactful climate adaptation strategies.

The overarching objective of Asif's research is to analyze differential vulnerabilities to climate change and elucidate strategies for fostering an inclusive and equitable decision-making milieu conducive to sustainability. Authoring more than 25 research papers, he aims to produce transdisciplinary knowledge that is helpful to both academics and practitioners.

Dr. Hasan is a dedicated urban policy analyst, tertiary teacher, and researcher examining sustainable urban and environmental policy and contemporary climate change crises and issues in this rapidly changing world. He is currently working as a Research Fellow of CUSP, UK, and a Research Partner with the SCCI group, UC.

Conor Twyford has a background working in various roles in the community sector. She is currently undertaking a PhD with the University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha. Her research explores whether children and young people’s rights in climate change can be advanced through deliberative processes like climate assemblies.