Expert

Region: Asia

Joining Date: April 2026

Dr. Sreeja S. Nair is a Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation specialist with over 25 years of experience in policy, research, and capacity building across Asia. Her mission is to strengthen institutional capacities collect collate and analyse disaster loss data and carry out L&D Assessments. Through her work with UN agencies and international partners, she supports evidence-based approaches to address climate-related L&D, enhancing technical assistance and fostering resilient, inclusive development in vulnerable countries. 

Expert

Region: Africa

Joining Date: June 2026

Prof. Stanley Omuterema Oluchiri is an independent expert with extensive experience in climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, environmental management, and sustainable development. His work spans academic research, policy advisory services, and technical contributions to vulnerability assessments and adaptation strategies. He provides expertise relevant to climate resilience planning and efforts aimed at addressing climate-related loss and damage across African contexts.

Organization

Region: Global

Joining Date: November 2025

Steffensen Consult is specialized in consultancy within the field of public sector reforms with focus on intergovernmental fiscal relationship and climate change finance. Registered in 2006, the company has been involved in development reforms and projects in more than 40 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Pacific and America directly with e.g. UN, World Bank or as sub-contractor. It is a leading company in the field of advisory support on climate finance, budget support to local governments and performance-based grants as well as various financial instruments.

Expert

Region: Asia

Joining Date: October 2025

Sujana Dhar is a hydrologist and disaster risk reduction specialist with expertise in flood risk management, early warning systems, and nature-based solutions. She has led and contributed to projects across South and Southeast Asia, including in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Lao PDR, and Mongolia. Her work spans flood modelling, hazard and vulnerability assessments, climate resilience planning, and the design of early warning systems.

Organization

Region: Asia

Joining Date: January 2025

Sukaar Welfare Organization is a grassroots level organization operating in Pakistan since 2014. It has been working in District Umerkot-Sindh Province through community development and advocacy to empower women, children and youth by giving them access to knowledge, awareness and skills, including in areas relevant to climate action and loss and damage.

Organization

Region: Asia

Joining Date: October 2024

The Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) is dedicated to building resilience among vulnerable communities by implementing innovative solutions for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Through community-led initiatives, capacity building and sustainable development practices, SEEDS aims to mitigate the impacts of disasters and climate change, especially for marginalized populations. By aligning with the Santiago network, SEEDS contributes to global efforts to provide technical assistance and foster partnerships that enhance resilience and adaptive capacities in vulnerable regions.

Organization

Region: Oceania

Joining Date: February 2025

Sustineo is an Australian project management, assurance and evaluation professional services firm. It has a specific focus on social and economic development initiatives, public and community sector organizations, and water resource management. It helps government, donor, non-profit, and private organizations across the Asia-Pacific region understand and solve difficult social and economic problems.

Organization

Region: Africa

Joining Date: June 2026

The Agricultural Market Development Trust (AGMARK) is a regional non-profit organization that strengthens climate-resilient agricultural markets, food systems and livelihoods across Africa. AGMARK works with governments, development partners, UN agencies and the private sector to improve food security and resilience among smallholder farmers and pastoralists. Its expertise includes climate-smart agriculture, climate risk management, agricultural value chains, market systems development, index-based insurance, soil health and climate-resilient livelihood programmes. The organization supports vulnerable communities through technical assistance, capacity-building, policy engagement and market-based approaches to managing climate-related risks and losses.

Organization

Region: Global

Joining Date: June 2026

The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an independent international research institute that develops integrated systems solutions for global sustainability challenges. IIASA provides expertise in climate risk, resilience, adaptation and loss and damage through applied research, policy analysis and technical advisory services. Its multidisciplinary teams support governments, development banks and international organizations with climate risk assessments, loss and damage analytics, financing strategies, institutional design, fiscal risk management and implementation planning, while contributing to international processes including the UNFCCC and IPCC.

Organization

Region: Asia

Joining Date: March 2026

The Iraqi Institution for Development (IID) is an Iraqi NGO founded in 2003 that promotes sustainable development and community resilience. IID supports climate- and conflict-affected communities through climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, sustainable livelihoods, and environmental protection. Its work addresses loss and damage by tackling water scarcity, land degradation, and climate-related displacement. Through strong partnerships with government and international actors, IID delivers locally driven solutions that strengthen climate resilience and environmental justice in Iraq. 

Network

Region: Global

Joining Date: April 2026

The Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC) is a group of climate policy experts, cultural practitioners, researchers, activists, lawyers, advocates and decision-makers from both the Global North and South. They work together to ensure that vulnerable developing countries and the people and communities within them receive the support they need to address climate change-related loss and damage. By connecting global expertise with local knowledge, we help co-create solutions that are context-specific, inclusive and effective.  

Organization

Region: Global, Africa

Joining Date: June 2026

The University of Zambia (UNZA), through its Department of Geography, Environmental Sciences and Planning, provides research, technical advisory services and capacity-building on climate change, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. The university supports governments and communities through climate vulnerability assessments, loss and damage analysis, geospatial modelling, land-use monitoring, climate adaptation planning and early warning systems. Drawing on multidisciplinary expertise, UNZA translates scientific evidence into policy-relevant tools and supports the development of climate-resilient strategies, frameworks and decision-making processes in vulnerable contexts.