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Bonn SB60
What is the Bonn Climate Change Conference?
The Bonn Climate Change Conference is a meeting point for parties involved in the UNFCCC process including: governments, civil society organisations, scientists, and other stakeholders, offering a chance to come together and advance the global climate agenda.
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A small, dedicated team of experts from across UCL attended the conference to engage in dialogue, knowledge sharing and capacity building, embodying our commitment to making substantial impact and advancing knowledge in the international climate action space.
Meet our experts who attended the event and our supporting team below.
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UCL's experts in attendance
Dr Marina Romanello
Expertise
Climate change and health expert
"I work to put people, their health and wellbeing, at the heart of the climate change conversation. By producing rigorous data and evidence, I work to inform climate change action that protects and maximises the benefits to human health."
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Role at UCL: Executive Director of the Lancet Countdown
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X: @marinaromanell2
Dr Susannah Fisher
Expertise
Adaptation and Climate Finance
"My research explores how climate finance supports countries to adapt to the impacts of climate change and the politics of how we define and measure effective adaptation."
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Role at UCL: Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction
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X: @susannahfisher
Bluesky: @susannahfisher.bsky.social
Dr Simon Chin-Yee
Expertise
Climate, Maritime & African Politics
"My research is focused on climate change, conflict and vulnerable populations. I am currently working with African countries on reducing their GHG emissions in the shipping sector, including the co-development of decarbonisation actions, political buy-in for implementation, and capacity development."
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Role at UCL: Lecturer, Political Sciences
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X: @SimonChinYee
Bluesky: @simonchinyee.bsky.social
Prof Catalina Turcu
Expertise
Cities expert
"Addressing climate change in cities remains largely a social and political challenge not a technical fix. My research looks at tensions and synergies between climate change and wider sustainability goals, with current focus on climate adaptation in cities, in relation to: (1) measures and solutions in vulnerable urban communities and ecosystems; (2) implementation roadmaps for local government in cities; and (3) the governance of translocal networks in cities."
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Role at UCL: Professor of Sustainable Built Environment, Bartlett School of Planning
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X: @CatalinaTurcu
LinkedIn: Catalina Turcu
Aishath Green
Expertise
Ethnographic research of climate adaptation politics, particularly finance and measurement.
"At Bonn SB60, I will be following the Global Goal on Adaptation and the development of the UAE-Belem indicator work programme."
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Role at UCL: Research Manager at the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction on the project Accountable Adaptation Programme
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Supporting Team
Prof Mark Maslin
UNFCCC representative and UCL PVP for the Grand Challenge of the Climate Crisis
More about Mark / Email Mark
X: @ProfMarkMaslin
Insta: @profmarkmaslin
Book: How to save our planet
Prof Lisa Vanhala
UCL PVP for the Grand Challenge of the Climate Crisis
Role at UCL: Professor, Political Science
More about Lisa / Email Lisa
X: @CCLAD1
Michael Lucibella
"I coordinate media and press outreach for the Built Environment and Social & Historical Sciences faculties, which are home to much of UCL’s climate efforts. For COP28, I’m working with UCL’s diverse team of climate experts, both in Dubai and here in the UK, to maximise media coverage."
Elli Lee
"I manage Sustainable UCL’s communications channels and behaviour change campaigns. On the COP28 team, I lead on project management and our communications strategy, including how we connect all the amazing work going on at COP to our audiences across the UCL community, so that COP is accessible to everyone."
Katherine Welch
"I lead on UCL PPs climate-related policy engagement supporting researchers to get their evidence into policy making. I am also policy co-chair for the UK Universities Climate Network which supports collaboration across UK universities. I’m excited to support our COP delegates in working with policy during and after the convention."
Jane Yelloly
"My role on the COP28 Campaign team is to fly the flag of UCL’s climate campaign ‘Generation One’. My aim is to integrate UCL’s pockets of climate activity under this one umbrella. As Aristotle said “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”."
Hannah Biggs
"I oversee UCL’s sustainability programmes related to carbon, biodiversity, education and engagement. I provide strategic input on developing UCL’s Climate Hub."
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Becca Burns
"Climate Change is a complex environmental challenge, requiring a multi-faceted response. As the Strategic Co-ordinator for the UCL Environment Domain, I champion our broad interdisciplinary environmental research interests, working alongside colleagues from across UCL to ensure our research transcends disciplinary and organisational boundaries to have real world impact."
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