Session Organiser and PanellistMark Pelling is a Professor in Risk and Disaster Reduction at University College London. He has been a coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the topic of Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation. His international service includes the Development Team of the International Science Council RISK Knowledge Action Network and acting as UK representative on the UNDRR European Science and Technology Advisory Group. He is the director of Tomorrow’s Cities Urban Risk Hub (UKRI/GCRF).