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: December 2025

Plan International Deutschland e.V. is part of the Plan International Federation. They are committed to advancing climate resilience through inclusive, child- and youth-centred approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction (DRR). They support innovative, community-based adaptation and DRR projects that prioritize the voices and needs of young people, ensuring that climate action is equitable, locally led, and sustainable.

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.

Organization

Region: Asia

Joining Date: February 2026

Pure Hands is a U.S.-based non-profit established in 2012, delivering humanitarian response, early recovery, and climate-responsive development in Yemen. They support communities affected by climate shocks, protracted conflict, and fragility. They contribute to averting, minimizing, and addressing loss and damage through flood and climate emergency response, livelihood restoration, climate-resilient services and infrastructure, community preparedness,and capacity strengthening. Their work is assessment-led, locally anchored, and coordinated with relevant national and humanitarian coordination mech.

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: Asia, Global, Africa

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: Asia

Joining Date: March 2026

 Responsiveness for Relief and Development (RRD) provides technical assistance through structured data systems, field-based assessments, early recovery and resilience-related analysis, and capacity building for local authorities and community actors. The organization’s expertise supports improved understanding of climate-related impacts, vulnerabilities, and losses, particularly related to floods, droughts, and compound risks.

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: Asia

Joining Date: January 2026

The Sana’a Center is a Yemeni independent think tank dedicated to knowledge production, shaping policy, & fostering dialogue. It works to bridge local realities with international & regional policy discussions to promote stability, justice, & prosperity in Yemen & the region. Environment, Climate Change & Sustainable Resources is a core thematic area of work at the Sana’a Center.  The organization advances climate policy & environmental justice in Yemen through addressing critical issues related to climate change, environmental degradation, water security, agriculture, and climate finance.
 

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.

Organization

Region: Global

Joining Date: January 2026

SANZAR is an agri-tech and geospatial analytics company providing climate-risk monitoring and loss-and-damage–relevant services through satellite remote sensing, AI-driven multitemporal analysis, GIS, and UAV-enabled data collection. Its work supports early warning, anticipatory action, and post-event damage and loss quantification for hazards including droughts, floods, wildfires, and climate-aggravated biological risks (e.g., pests and crop disease). Since at least 2019, SANZAR has delivered technical assistance across multiple regions, combining operational deployments, training, and advisory support for national institutions, cooperatives, insurers, and public authorities.