Expert

Region: Global

Joining Date: May 2026

Aki Kono has over 20 years of experience in international development, supporting countries across Asia and the Pacific, Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. His work focuses on access to climate and environmental finance, climate adaptation and mitigation, and climate finance readiness. He has experience in adaptation planning, climate-smart agriculture, REDD+, natural resource management, stakeholder engagement, project and policy design, evaluations and strategic partnerships. His work brings together technical expertise, policy support and partnership-building to help countries advance climate-resilient and low-emission development.

Organization

Region: Africa

Joining Date: July 2026

The Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) is a regional NGO working to build a sustainable future for nature and people through collaborative action. Founded in 1995, ARCOS supports climate resilience through ecosystem restoration, sustainable land management, ecosystem-based adaptation, climate-resilient agriculture, community capacity-building and policy engagement. Its work includes restoring degraded landscapes, supporting local livelihoods, strengthening community finance mechanisms, facilitating knowledge exchange and contributing to climate policy processes across the Albertine Rift and wider African region.

Expert

Region: Global

Joining Date: June 2026

Alexander Bisaro is a climate risk and finance specialist with more than 20 years of experience supporting governments in climate-vulnerable countries. His expertise includes climate risk and vulnerability assessment, economic analysis of climate impacts, coastal adaptation, planned relocation, nature-based solutions, public financial management, climate finance, insurance and risk transfer. He helps countries translate climate risks into practical adaptation, investment and financing strategies, with particular experience in small island, coastal and Central Asian contexts affected by sea-level rise, extreme events and slow-onset climate processes.

Organization

Region: Africa

Joining Date: May 2026

Aligned Sustainability & Environmental Consultants (ASEC) is a Namibian environmental consultancy founded in 2022. It works with vulnerable communities and government bodies to address climate shocks, droughts, floods and loss of livelihoods. ASEC’s mission is to translate local knowledge and scientific evidence into practical resilience strategies. It has worked across all 14 regions of Namibia, reached more than 5,000 households with resilience support and runs the national Green Cycle Expo under the Office of the President. Its work focuses on climate resilience, community-based solutions, capacity building and practical approaches to addressing climate-related risks.

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: July 2026

AXA Climate supports public and private institutions in understanding and managing climate risks. Its services include climate risk assessment and modelling, disaster risk financing, parametric insurance, adaptation planning and capacity-building. Working with governments, development banks and humanitarian organisations, AXA Climate helps design financial protection mechanisms, early-warning and forecast-based financing approaches, and practical strategies to strengthen resilience against droughts, floods and other climate-related hazards.

Expert

Region: Asia

Joining Date: March 2026

Aziz Gharib is a WASH, Environment, and Climate Technical Expert with 20 years of professional experience including 14 years leading humanitarian programs in fragile, climate-vulnerable settings. His work focuses on reducing climate-related loss and damage by designing and overseeing resilient WASH infrastructure, integrating DRR/EWS, and strengthening local institutions. With multi-sectorial expertise in health, nutrition, CCCM, shelter, agriculture, and livelihoods, he delivers coordinated interventions that protect communities, restore essential services, and build long-term resilience. 

Organization

Region: Global

Joining Date: June 2025

Baastel is a leading global sustainable development consultancy firm supporting governments, development banks, international organizations, NGOs, and the private sector to tackle today’s most pressing challenges. From climate change adaptation and resilience to disaster risk management, ecosystem conservation, and inclusive economic growth, Baastel combines trusted technical excellence with global reach. With experts across four continents, we deliver innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions worldwide

Organization

Region: Asia

Joining Date: May 2026

BCFHD is a Yemeni non-profit organization established in 1996 in Taiz. It works to improve the lives of vulnerable communities through programmes in food security, education, health, protection, shelter, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The organization emphasizes humanitarian principles, transparency and community empowerment. It has implemented more than 40 projects, reaching over one million people across Yemen. Through its staff and volunteers, BCFHD contributes to both field and administrative activities, supporting sustainable development and immediate humanitarian assistance for communities in need.

Organization

Region: Global

Joining Date: June 2026

BioDiversity International Ltd is a UK-based private sector organization providing technical and management assistance on sustainability, nature recovery and poverty elimination. Its work focuses on nature-based solutions, climate finance, natural resource management, sustainable procurement, monitoring, evaluation, research and learning, and institutional capacity building. With experience across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania, BioDiversity International Ltd supports countries and partners to design, manage and evaluate practical solutions that strengthen resilience, mobilize finance and address climate-related loss and damage in vulnerable contexts.