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Cities, Settlements and Infrastructure - Resiliency, Justice & Strengthening Adaptation

Tracks
Cities, Settlements and Infrastructure
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Dobson 2 (Hybrid)

Speaker

Prof Claudiane Ouellet-Plamondon
Full Professor
École de Technologie Supérieure / Université du Québec

Knowledge building for climate-resilient, regenerative global living labs

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Biography

Full professor at ÉTS, Canada Research Chairholder in Sustainable Multifunctional Construction Materials, she studied sustainability at the United Nation University, Tokyo, before her PhD (University of Cambridge) and postdoc (ETH Zurich). She is a Canadian expert in the IEA EBC Annex 72 and 89, and project nominated principal investigator.
Ms Nur A Mahajabin Khan
Post Graduate Student
University of Glasgow

Policy, media, and the missing public: analysing Dhaka’s pollution crisis

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Biography

Nur A Mahajabin Khan is a postgraduate researcher at the University of Glasgow, specialising in environmental communication. With a background in media, advocacy, and policy analysis, her research examines the effectiveness of environmental regulations and public engagement strategies in Dhaka, focusing on the intersection of governance, communication, and community-driven adaptation.
Prof Jon Barnett
Professor
The University of Melbourne

Tracking adaptation: methods, evidence and challenges

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Biography

Jon Barnett is Australian Research Council Laureate Professor in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Melbourne University. He is a political geographer whose research investigates social impacts and responses to environmental change.
Ms Tia Brullo
Research Fellow
University of Melbourne

Tracking adaptation: methods, evidence and challenges

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Biography

Tia is a human geographer with research interests in climate change adaptation, urban sustainability and development. She is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, investigating planning and practice undertaken in Australia to understand what enables ‘best practice’ adaptation.
Ifham Hassan Zareer

Tracking adaptation: methods, evidence and challenges

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Biography

Ifham is an anthropologist with experience in climate change adaptation, protected area management and environmental conservation. She has also worked in UN-funded projects in gender and education in the Maldives.
Nina Incerti Zapedowski
University of Melbourne

Tracking adaptation: methods, evidence and challenges

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Biography

Nina Incerti is Senior Policy Officer in the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Nina has worked in consulting, research, and government, with a focus on climate change adaptation, nature-based solutions, and climate finance.
Dr Sergio Jarillo
Research Fellow
University of Melbourne

Tracking adaptation: methods, evidence and challenges

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Biography

Colette is a human geographer whose work focuses on climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and migration. She is interested in how environmental change impacts community development, and how communities make decisions in the context of uncertain environmental futures.
Dr Colette Mortreux
Lecturer
Monash University

Tracking adaptation: methods, evidence and challenges

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Biography

Colette is a human geographer whose work focuses on climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and migration. She is interested in how environmental change impacts community development, and how communities make decisions in the context of uncertain environmental futures.
Dr Mark Kuyo Ojal
University College London and United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

The complexity of adapting to climate risk in informal settlements: Lessons and future directions

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Biography

Mark is an Urban Designer and Disaster Risk Reduction scholar focused on African urbanism. He has 10 years of grounded experience spanning advocacy, policy, and technical advisory, with research interests in institutions and social relationships shaping urbanism and disaster risk creation. At UN-Habitat, he specializes in Urban Mobility and Disaster Resilience.
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