Network

Region: Oceania

Joining Date: April 2025

The Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP) is the umbrella mechanism for the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP), established by Pacific Island Forum Leaders in 2017 in response to their Pohnpei Statement: Strengthening Pacific Resilience to Climate Change. As a partnership, the PRP is set up to enable members to pool their resources, capacities and expertise to jointly address and drive resilience action at national, sub national, regional and international levels in a coordinated and cohesive manner. The PRP is multi-disciplinary and includes actors that work across different sectors and disciplines. 

Expert

Region: Global, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern America

Joining Date: December 2024

Dr. Peter Williams is an expert in disaster risk reduction (DRR), city resilience, and climate risk management. He led the development of the UN City Disaster Resilience Scorecard, used by 400+ cities globally, as well as several additional tools, and cha

Organization

Region: Global

Joining Date: March 2025

Prepared International (PPI) is an expert group in Emergency Preparedness and Response, disaster risk management (DRM), and climate change adaptation (CCA) that strives to strengthen the resilience of communities, organizations, and states through technical expertise, strong governance, and capacity development.

Expert

Region: Asia

Joining Date: December 2024

Rajeev Kumar Jha is an experienced professional specializing in disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and addressing loss and damage. He focuses on building climate resilience through innovative solutions such as drone technology for hazard analysis, community-driven mangrove restoration, and grassroots mobilization. Rajeev’s expertise in policy advocacy and community engagement empowers vulnerable populations to adapt and recover from climate impacts. His work contributes to enhancing local capacities and bridging gaps between policies and practice, as well as mitigating climate risks and supporting communities in addressing loss and damage.  

Expert

Region: Global, Africa, Asia

Joining Date: October 2024

Rajib Ghosal is an expert in international relations and climate change. With a background on climate justice, he has strong knowledge of challenges and equitable solutions related to loss and damage, particularly for marginalized children; women; youth; Indigenous Peoples; ethnic minorities; the elderly; and people with disabilities. Rajib has 28 years progressively responsible experience working across the humanitarian response, development and climate change nexus. He has worked with multi-lateral climate funds, multi-lateral development banks, United Nations agencies, international non-profits, treaty-based organizations and global/regional civil society coalitions. 

Organization

Region: Global

Joining Date: June 2025

Ricardo supports public and private clients in accelerating environmental and energy transitions. With 800+ experts, Ricardo delivers tailored services to design and implement low-carbon, resilient growth strategies. This includes the provision of risk assessments, adaptation solutions, socio-economic impact evaluations, climate finance access, and local capacity building to address loss and damage associated with the adverse impacts of climate change in vulnerable communities.

Expert

Region: Global

Joining Date: May 2025

Sahar Safaie specializes in disaster and climate risk assessment, climate adaptation, and disaster risk management. By employing a comprehensive methodology that combines scientific research, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement, Sahar supports clients developing tailored solutions that integrate available data, information as well as the knowledge in all forms and empower governments and communities to address and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Depending on the needs of the project, Sahar either works individually or brings a team of experts together. 

Organization

Region: Oceania

Joining Date: January 2025

The Santo Sunset Environment Network (SSEN) is an indigenous-led NGO working in remote and climate-vulnerable parts of the Republic of Vanuatu, to catalyse support and empower individuals, villages and communities in improving environmental protection and conservation; to influence effective, inclusive, resilient and sustainable development strategies in keeping with traditional livelihoods. Since 2017, the SSEN has undertaken numerous projects and programmes to directly address the increasingly existential impacts of climate change, and meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Expert

Region: Global

Joining Date: January 2025

Dr Sarisha Ramanand is an international Climate and Development Expert based in South Africa. She has a background in climate mitigation and adaptation, her specialisation is Transformational Adaptation. She provides technical leadership and guidance on climate projects globally, with focus on the Global South. She is a National Steering Committee member of the GEF-SGP in South Africa, UNFCCC Expert Country Reviewer, UNEP Expert Reviewer, and a Loss and Damage Mentor, as part of the jointly formed IIED- ICCCAD Loss and Damage Research Observatory.

Organization

Region: Global

Joining Date: May 2025

SLYCAN Trust is a non-profit think tank founded and headquartered in Sri Lanka and with international offices in Germany and the UK. Their objective is strengthening Global South perspectives, knowledge production, and south-south-north partnerships. They operate at the interface of science, policy, and practice and their work spans the national, regional, and global levels. They work, inter alia, on averting, minimizing, and addressing L&D through evidence-based research and policy analysis, technical negotiation support and capacity-building under the UNFCCC process, and country partnerships.

Organization

Region: Asia

Joining Date: January 2025

Sukaar Welfare Organization is a grassroots level organisation 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.