Janani Vivekananda is Head of Programme Climate Diplomacy and Security at Adelphi, where she specializes in climate change and peacebuilding. As a peacebuilding practitioner with a background in peace and disaster risk reduction field research and operations, the aim of her work is to connect ground realities with policy processes and vice versa to promote the linked goals of peace and climate action. Her work to date involves designing and conducting participatory and inclusive research on climate-related security risks and responses, promoting risk-informed responses, and increasing the capacity of governments and civil society to integrate climate and conflict risk into policies and field projects. Janani holds master’s degrees from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and from the University of Oxford.

Together with Janani, we will explore Adelphi's work on climate change and security risks, with a particular focus on the Pacific and their initiative Weathering Risk. We will also analyze how climate security differs in different contexts around the world.