Expert

Region: Global, Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern America

Joining Date: October 2024

Agostino Goretti, Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, is a senior disaster risk management expert working part-time at the Italian Civil Protection Department. In the early stages of his professional career, he was involved in all phases of seismic risk management at both national and local levels. He subsequently expanded his interests and skills to adopt a multi-hazard integrated approach, including the effects of climate change and the development of resilient infrastructure. Over the past years, he has been managing large national and regional technical assistance projects on disaster risk management in the Balkans, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
 

Organization

Region: Asia, Africa

Joining Date: October 2024

The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is an autonomous international organization committed to building resilience in Asia and the Pacific by enhancing disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA). Through technical support to countries, capacity building, knowledge management, and policy advocacy, ADPC supports national and regional efforts to mitigate disaster impacts. This mission aligns with the Santiago Network’s goal of providing technical assistance to developing countries, ensuring they are equipped to address climate-induced loss and damage, particularly through risk management, resilience-building, and recovery solutions tailored to vulnerable communities.

Organization

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Joining Date: February 2025

Asociación La Ruta del Clima is a leading Latin American NGO hat promotes public participation in climate and environmental decision-making. It operates at a national and international level on climate change governance and on the promotion of climate justice.

Network

Region: Global, Asia

Joining Date: December 2024

Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN) is driven by the goal of reducing avoidable disaster deaths. As a diverse, inclusive, and innovative global-local network, ADN brings together over 900 experts, practitioners, and researchers. ADN’s mission aligns with the Santiago Network’s objectives by preventing disaster-related deaths, especially those exacerbated by climate change, through research, enhancing policymaking, fostering networks, and facilitating knowledge exchange.

Organization

Region: Global

Joining Date: January 2025

CIMA Research Foundation's mission is to enhance the capacity of organizations, communities, and ecosystems to address to the adverse impacts of climate change, extreme weather and biodiversity loss. To achieve this CIMA integrates scientific research, technical assistance, and practical strategies with a strong focus on capacity development, ensuring that technical assistance is tailored to stakeholder’s unique needs and contexts. 

Organization

Region: Global

Joining Date: March 2025

Climate Analytics is a global climate science and policy institute engaged around the world in driving and supporting climate action aligned to the 1.5°C warming limit. They connect science and policy to empower vulnerable countries in international climate negotiations and inform national planning with targeted research, analysis and support. Their international team of 130 experts and support staff work from their headquarters in Berlin and their regional offices in Africa, Australia and the Pacific, the Caribbean, North America and South Asia.

Expert

Region: Global

Joining Date: December 2024

Professor Edris Alam brings over 22 years of teaching experience in public universities across the UK, Australia, Bangladesh, and the UAE. His research interests span a wide range of fields, including climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction (DRR), business continuity management, public health emergencies, and integrated emergency management to enhance resilience. Dr. Alam earned his PhD in Disaster Risk Reduction from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. In his career, he has served in various capacities for national governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and United Nations agencies. Dr Alam has authored over 100 research articles in major international journals.

Expert

Region: Global, Asia, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean

Joining Date: December 2024

Edward Turvill is a climate resilience expert with extensive experience addressing climate change impacts in vulnerable regions. His work supports the Santiago network’s mission by providing technical assistance to developing countries, focusing on capacity building, climate finance, and integrating climate risk into planning. With experience in the Asia-Pacific and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), he has led and advised disaster risk reduction and recovery projects. His collaborative, multi-stakeholder approach strengthens global efforts on climate resilience and loss and damage.

Organization

Region: Global

Joining Date: December 2024

Equal Right is a global campaign working on economic justice without borders. Rooted in the principle that everyone has an 'equal right' to the world's wealth and resources, they focus on researching ambitious solutions to tackle inequality, redistribute global wealth and secure fundamental human rights for people everywhere. This includes international advocacy on the role of unconditional, individual, regular cash payments to support climate justice, including as a policy response for loss and damage.

Organization

Region: Global

Joining Date: October 2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) leads global efforts to achieve food security and end hunger by ensuring people have regular access to sufficient, high-quality food for active, healthy lives. With 195 members and operations in over 130 countries, FAO promotes sustainable agriculture, climate resilience and inclusive rural development. FAO’s mission aligns with the Santiago network by providing technical assistance and capacity development on loss and damage to support climate-vulnerable communities, ensuring food systems remain resilient amidst climate change impacts.

Network

Region: Global

Joining Date: December 2024

The Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies (EiE Hub) is a network of diverse members, including UN agencies, civil society organisations, academia and others, that come together to step up visibility, political and operational commitment, and funding for the education of crisis-affected and displaced children and youth.

Organization

Region: Global

Joining Date: March 2025

GiveDirectly (GD) aims to reshape international giving – and millions of lives – by providing cash grants directly to the world’s poorest. GD has raised over $1B since launching in 2011, and delivered cash to more than 1.6 million people in 15 different countries. We’ve also supported large-scale, experimental research that indicates strong recipient impact of our programs. We know that climate change is affecting people in poverty the most, although they’ve contributed the least. We know that cash transfers can play a critical role in helping people living in poverty cope and adapt.