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I am an ecosystem ecologist that explores the vulnerability and resilience of ecosystems to global change. I am interested on how changes in the abiotic conditions – and particularly extreme drought events and modified fire regimes – affect plant form and function, and how this aggregates to diversity and ecosystem functioning. The great bulk of my professional activity in conducted in the South - in tropical environments, and I a have a strong interest in linking science with policy-making, and I currently collaborate with several local institutions, NGOs and stake-holders from Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Europe.
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Dr. Jiaying Zhao is the Canada Research Chair in Behavioral Sustainability, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Zhao received her PhD in Cognitive Psychology from Princeton University. For more information, please visit Dr. Zhao's lab website: https://zhaolab.psych.ubc.ca
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Senior Research Fellow (Humanitarian Policy Group/ODI) focused on gender, sexuality and disability in humanitarian crises.
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Alexander Reitzenstein works as a Senior Policy Advisor in E3G’s Berlin office. His work aims at the transition to a net zero economy, with foci on the energy and industry sectors, sustainable finance, green deal and climate politics. He coordinates E3G’s global activities on just transition.
Since 2019, Alexander is a Visiting Fellow at Das Progressive Zentrum, focusing on structural change, inclusive growth and the links of climate change and foreign policy. He previously worked as a consultant with SEEK Development, specializing in development finance, advocacy strategies, and organizational change, in support of clients in the UN system, philanthropic foundations, NGOs, and the public sector. Prior to SEEK, he contributed to the efforts of various organizations including adelphi, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance on tasks ranging from the analysis of transformation pathways towards a green economy, to the evaluation of political processes in the European Union.
Alexander holds master’s degrees in Public Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the Hertie School of Governance, where he focused on climate change, economic policy, and organizational strategy. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science, business, and economics from University of Munich, which included a semester abroad at American University, Washington, DC.
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Human geographer interested in climate change mitigation and adaptation, and in improving the science-policy interface
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I head the Climate change works in Government of India. I also lead the multi sectoral indian team for international negotiations on Climate Change.
Currently, I am also holding charge of Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board of India coordinating and enforcing Air, Waterand noise Pollution issues in the country,.
I also deal with other environmnetal issues like project environmental clearance, SDGs, coastal management etc.
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I have expertise in climate policy and governance and have advised local and national governments on climate change policy related matters.
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Intrepid researcher and project manager with an enduring passion for understanding and improving the prospects of conflicted societies throughout the developing world. Well versed in areas of political contention, built from 20 years of field experience leading the assessment, design, and implementation of a wide variety of unique development projects within adverse circumstances, including voicesfromthevoid.org
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Dr Jeffrey Hardy is a Senior Research Fellow at the Grantham at Imperial College London, where he researches energy market transformation, innovative energy business models and the role of consumers and citizens in future energy systems. He leads a team in the UK Energy Revolution Research Consortium examining the policy and regulation of smart local energy systems.
He is also a Non-Executive Director of Public Power Solutions, a wholly-owned company of Swindon Borough Council specialising is renewable power and waste solutions.
Previously he was Head of Sustainable Energy Futures at the GB energy regulator, Ofgem and Head of Science for Work Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He’s also worked at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the UK Energy Research Centre, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Green Chemistry Group at the University of York and at Sellafield as research chemist in a nuclear laboratory.
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My current research pioneers a new framework for legal pluralism, emphasizing the interconnectedness of individuals, communities, and legal systems. It challenges traditional assumptions by integrating post-western social theory, relationality, and the concept of emptiness to empower marginalized voices and reimagine democracy.