UKCIP staff

Staff work closely with researchers, policy-makers and practitioners across a number of disciplines. This approach helps to create information that supports robust decision-making about the adaptation that is necessary to address a changing climate.

The team’s role is to:

• facilitate interaction within and between academic studies;
• offer expertise and independent advice on the most appropriate methodologies and research approaches; and
• communicate information about climate change adaptation to a wide audience to inform decision-making.

To email UKCIP staff use firstname.lastname @ ukcip.org.uk.

Megan Gawith, Science officer, Climate-Adapt

With over 15 years experience in the field of climate change impacts and adaptation, Megan has worked on numerous projects, tools and outputs at UKCIP. She currently works part-time, focussing on UKCIP’s contribution to the EU’s Climate-Adapt platform.

Vicky Hayman, Knowledge exchange & coordination officer

Vicky joined UKCIP in 2009 and is involved in the management of the Adaptation and Resilience to a Changing Climate (ARCC) Coordination Network which focuses on sector-specific adaptation options in the built environment and its infrastructure.

Kay Jenkinson, Communications specialist

Kay joined UKCIP in 2003, where she focuses on ensuring effective communication with stakeholders to promote their engagement in adaptation processes. She has academic qualifications in politics and in publishing. Before joining UKCIP, Kay worked in a variety of information and communication roles in the public and charitable sectors.

Anastasia Mylona, Adaptation science officer

Anastasia has been working with UKCIP and the Chartered Institution of Buildig Services Engineers (CIBSE) for more than four years to produce design guidance and tools on adaptation to be used by building professionals. She is currently involved in the management of the Adaptation and Resilience to a Changing Climate Coordination Nework (ACN) offering subject matter expertise.

Maria Shamash, Knowledge Transfer Partnership research associate

Maria is working with the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) looking into adaptation of non-domestic buildings to climate change, assessing impacts, ways of using climate projections and refurbishment solutions that make buildings more resilient.

Roger Street, Technical director, adaptation science & LWEC climate adaptation fellow

Roger joined UKCIP in 2006 after working over for 30 years for the Canadian federal government, much of which focused on climate, and impacts and adaptation. He leads the Programme’s technical and scientific, providing guidance to support impacts, vulnerability, risk and adaptation assessments, at developing and delivering new supportive resources and tools. Roger also has experience delivering national assessments having lead Canada’s first national assessment on climate change impacts, been involved in an advisory role within the first US national assessment and is currently involved in the UK’s first Climate Change Risk Assessment.

Peter Walton, Knowledge exchange research fellow

Pete joined previously taught environmental education for 16 years across a range of age groups. He completed his PhD thesis into strategies to support public understanding and engagement with climate change science. Since joining UKCIP, Pete has managed the Projections in Practice programme following the launch of UKCP09 and is currently working on the development of eLearning material to support the continued use of the projections in relation to the wider adaptation agenda.

Stephanie Ferguson, Knowledge exchange officer

The UKCIP, ARCC and ITRC websites are a major part of Stephanie’s role at UKCIP, from design and overall structure to editing text. She is also responsible for the design of publications and any visual aspects of the UKCIP tools, as well as managing the enews mailing list and enquiries email account. She joined UKCIP in 2002.