Ms. Jaee Nikam is a Research Associate at the Climate Resilient Societies through Equitable Transformations (ReSET) Lab at Carleton University. Her work focuses in the intersection of science and policy. She is currently focusing on indicator analysis for equitable adaptation pathways for climate mobilities.

Melissa Lubelihle Sibanda, with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Industrial Psychology and Psychology, a Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, and Property Management holds a Masters in Housing qualification and is currently pursuing a PhD in the same field. She has served in the University of KwaZulu Natal as a Sports Coach, Building Surveyor, Research Assistant, Academic Tutor, Academic Mentor, and Academic Development Officer. Melissa is dedicated to improving urban living conditions and safety standards in Human Settlement. Her research interests resonate with the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly concerning sustainable cities and communities, poverty alleviation, and energy transition.

Mittul is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and Urban Planning program at RMIT University. A trained architect, Mittul’s research focuses on long-term impacts of housing reconstruction and recovery programmes, for community resilience. She adopts co-design, design and systems thinking approaches in her applied research, in India, Solomon Islands and Australia.

Dr. Bobuchi Ken-Opurum is a climate resilience and energy equity researcher advancing people-centered solutions. As BEI’s Research Director, she leads decarbonization research prioritizing marginalized communities. Creator of the Re-HOUSED toolkit, she’s a Forbes 30 Under 30 and Grist 50 honoree, and an NCA6 author, shaping inclusive, climate-resilient communities through co-creation.

Dr. Amorim-Maia is an interdisciplinary socio-environmental scientist specialising in climate justice, urban adaptation governance, and equitable resilience. She is a Juan de la Cierva Fellow and postdoctoral researcher at BC3, contributing to IMAGINE Adaptation, where she supports cities in developing inclusive adaptation strategies and assessing progress toward just and resilient futures.

Dr. Jayawardena's research focuses on climate adaptation planning, urban resilience, and risk mitigation. He is a full member of the New Zealand Planning Institute and has experience in local government planning practice in both New Zealand and Sri Lanka. He actively collaborates on interdisciplinary research addressing climate risks and adaptation challenges.

Dr. Parsons is an Indigenous Māori and non-Indigenous scholar specialising in decolonising research and teaching. Her expertise spans the social and cultural aspects of climate adaptation, emphasising climate justice, gender justice, Indigenous studies, and the experiences of historically marginalised communities and their relationships with changing social-ecological systems.

Roberto Rocco is a scholar committed to understanding the relationships between society and the production and governance of the built environment. His research focuses on urban, metropolitan and regional governance, social sustainability and spatial justice as frameworks for just urban sustainability transitions.