Raewyn heads the Environmental Defence Society's highly-regarded environmental policy think tank.She has overseen investigations into the resource management system, conservation law reform, oceans reform and climate adaptation. In 2019 she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to environmental and conservation policy.

Dr. Laura Robichaux has more than a decade of experience in climate adaptation, coastal hazards, engineering and risk management research and consultancy. She is Beca’s adaptation planning lead delivering more than 40 adaptation plans, including working with Auckland Council to pilot a DAPP approach for transition planning.

Matt Abramson is a Policy Analyst within the Office of the Chief Scientist at Natural Resources Canada (Government of Canada). He has a background in environmental studies and climate change management, and primarily works on the Strategic Environmental and Economic Assessment team. Vikash Narine is a Senior Environmental Assessment Officer with the Office of the Chief Scientist at Natural Resources Canada (Government of Canada). He has a background in environmental geoscience and an interest in the potential effects from large infrastructure projects and government policy decision making. Christina Clarke is a Team Lead at Natural Resources Canada (Government of Canada). She oversees the roll-out of the department’s Strategic Environmental and Economic Assessment of plans, policies and programs related natural resources and energy.

Saila Toikka is a Doctoral Researcher in the Urban Environmental Policy research group in the University of Helsinki, where her research relates to climate change adaptation monitoring and evaluation approaches as well as indicators and metrics for effective adaptation.

Kate Hooper is a PhD candidate in Environmental Planning at the University of Waikato. With a background in emergency management and heritage, Kate's research examines protection and kaitiakitanga of cultural landscapes as Aotearoa adapts to a changing climate. This paper explores the legislative gaps in protecting these significant places.