Co-Chairs
In addition to the responsibilities of regular SC members, the Co-Chairs play a leading role in driving RiskKAN forward. Together they help shape the network’s direction and momentum by convening, preparing and chairing regular SC meetings, and guiding voting and decision-making processes, including those related to potential RiskKAN budgets.
They also help position RiskKAN internationally by shaping its contributions to key events and supporting and approving its participation. In close coordination with institutional partners, including ISC and the four programmes Future Earth, IRDR, WCRP and WWRP, the Co-Chairs contribute to strengthening collaboration and visibility. Where relevant, they also support the submission of a short annual report, depending on the type of partnership.
Marleen de Ruiter
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Assistant Professor in Multi-Risk
Working groups: Warnings & Preparedness for a Riskier World — Climate Change, Disasters, Health and Well-being
Simron Singh
University of Waterloo
Associate Professor of Ecology
Working group: Islands and Coasts
Kai Kornhuber
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Theme Lead, Senior Research Scholar
Working group: Artificial Intelligence for Complex Climate Risk Mitigation
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee members play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of RiskKAN and supports RiskKAN in addressing the complex, systemic, and cascading risks that define our changing world.
Ana Ake
Ritwika Basu
América Bendito
Guillaume Dezecache
Tailin Huang
Working group: Islands and Coasts
Felix Kwabena Donkor
Working group: Nature-Based & Community-Led Climate Risk Strategies
Valeria Mascolo
Simona Meiler
Benjamin Poschlod
Colin Raymond
Working group: Compound Events
Lauren Rickards
Robert Sakic Trogrlic
Working group: Warnings & Preparedness for a Riskier World
Rajib Shaw
Xu Tang
Lisa Thalheimer
Working group: Risks from Human Responses to Climate Change
Aloïs Tilloy
Martha-Maire Vogel
Working groups: Climate Change, Disasters, Health and Well-being — Vulnerability Dynamics in (Multi-)Hazard-Risk Research
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board will be invited to participate in Steering Committee meetings, contribute as a Working Group lead or member, and actively engage in other Network activities.
Kalpana Chaudhari
Sirkku Juhola
Working group: Systemic Risks, Existential Risks, Polycrisis
Reinhard Mechler
Working group: Systemic Risks, Existential Risks, Polycrisis
Markus Reichstein
Working group: Artificial Intelligence for Complex Climate Risk Mitigation
Jana Sillmann
Working group: Climate Risk Modeling for the Financial Sector