Lisa Jones
Principal Investigator, University of Hull, UK
Lisa is a Reader in Education and is the Director of Research in the School of Education at the University of Hull. Her research and teaching expertise focus on social and educational inequalities and injustices, particularly those linked to poverty, social class and climate injustice.
Lisa's research focuses on participatory, collaborative and creative approaches and methods. Lisa is the co-creator of YOUNITY4ACTION and the project lead for both YACC and APPOCA.
Lisa's research focuses on participatory, collaborative and creative approaches and methods. Lisa is the co-creator of YOUNITY4ACTION and the project lead for both YACC and APPOCA.
Katie Parsons
Digital and Participatory Expert, University of Hull, UK (Now Loughborough University)
Katie is a transdisciplinary researcher based at Loughborough University. Her doctoral work (submitted October 2023) investigates the lived experiences of children and young peoples relationships with the natural environment. Her research looks at how the relationship with the natural environment has evolved during and after the Covid pandemic and how this has impacted children and young people.
Katie uses her previous career experience to collaborate with children, young people and communities to explore or mitigate environmental or climate change issues. Katie is an advocate for children's and youth voice and this is central to her practice. She uses creative and participatory methodologies that she has adjusted from previous experience of working with play and creative therapies.
Katie uses her previous career experience to collaborate with children, young people and communities to explore or mitigate environmental or climate change issues. Katie is an advocate for children's and youth voice and this is central to her practice. She uses creative and participatory methodologies that she has adjusted from previous experience of working with play and creative therapies.
Dan Parsons
Dan is a Professor of Process Sedimentology and is the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at Loughborough University. He is an active researcher in areas related to fluvial, estuarine, coastal and deep marine sedimentary environments, exploring responses of these systems to climate and environmental change, for example understanding how evolving flood hazard translates to risk across the world and how this can impact populations within river basins and low-lying coastal environments.
Hue Le
Hue is a senior researcher and lecturer from VNU-Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi. Her research focuses on natural resource management, land tenure, and gender. Her scholarship examines the differentiating effects of the macro policy and investigates how social differentiation and power relations affect the way in which different classes of people use the resources and the income that each class earns from forest-related resources.
Dr. Le has been the PI or co-PI on numerous research and development projects funded by a range of different donors, including the ICCO, USAID, NSF, Ford Foundation, FAO, IDRC, and SIDA. She has published numerous articles and books in international journals.
Dr. Le has been the PI or co-PI on numerous research and development projects funded by a range of different donors, including the ICCO, USAID, NSF, Ford Foundation, FAO, IDRC, and SIDA. She has published numerous articles and books in international journals.
Ms. Thu Vo
Thu’s educational background includes bachelor's and master's degrees in environmental science from Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam (2009) and Tsukuba University, Japan (2014). Currently, she is the researcher at Vietnam National University – Institution for Natural Resource Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES). She has more than 10 years working in the field of natural resource management, climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and community development.
Dinh Long Pham
Keywords: Youth engagement, Facilitation, SDGs, Podcasts, Community building
Dinh-Long is a proud French-born Vietnamese supporting youth to achieve greater impact for the SDGs. He is a social gardener, community builder, facilitator and happy podcast host with a passion for youth empowerment & engagement, social justice and climate change.
He is currently working with young changemakers across Asia-Pacific through 3 programs: 1) Youth Co:Lab, an initiative co-led by UNDP and Citi Foundation, supporting young social entrepreneurs to grow their business and impact, 2) Movers Programme, supporting young leaders and community builders to take action for the SDGs, and 3) Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform, supporting young climate activists to enhance their advocacy and mobilize their communities.
Dinh-Long also hosts the Life Line Podcast, where he interviews changemakers from all around the world to unfold their journeys, challenges, lessons learned, to amplify their voices and inspire the audience to make the world a better place.
On the side, Dinh-Long is also a Lecturer at the Royal University of Law and Economics in Cambodia, where he tries to equip the Master’s students with an entrepreneurial mindset.
When not working, he is performing improv comedy, playing badminton, learning piano and ukulele, and flying his drone to capture the beautiful landscapes of Asia! Dinh-Long holds a Master in Management and Strategic Marketing from HEC Paris.
Dinh-Long is a proud French-born Vietnamese supporting youth to achieve greater impact for the SDGs. He is a social gardener, community builder, facilitator and happy podcast host with a passion for youth empowerment & engagement, social justice and climate change.
He is currently working with young changemakers across Asia-Pacific through 3 programs: 1) Youth Co:Lab, an initiative co-led by UNDP and Citi Foundation, supporting young social entrepreneurs to grow their business and impact, 2) Movers Programme, supporting young leaders and community builders to take action for the SDGs, and 3) Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform, supporting young climate activists to enhance their advocacy and mobilize their communities.
Dinh-Long also hosts the Life Line Podcast, where he interviews changemakers from all around the world to unfold their journeys, challenges, lessons learned, to amplify their voices and inspire the audience to make the world a better place.
On the side, Dinh-Long is also a Lecturer at the Royal University of Law and Economics in Cambodia, where he tries to equip the Master’s students with an entrepreneurial mindset.
When not working, he is performing improv comedy, playing badminton, learning piano and ukulele, and flying his drone to capture the beautiful landscapes of Asia! Dinh-Long holds a Master in Management and Strategic Marketing from HEC Paris.
Xuan Nguyen
As a self-taught artist, I embrace the challenges and opportunities offered by being a visual storyteller, a scribe and (sometimes) a teacher. As a visual storyteller, I take great joy in exploring different creative mediums, materials and the emotions they evoke for each story told. As a scribe, I find inspiration by listening closely to the essence of every conversation. As a teacher, I am continuously learning and re-learning while assisting others on their learning journeys. These interconnected roles, in return, fuel my personal and professional growth.
Pengsan Huon
I'm dedicated to empowering young entrepreneurs, especially in youth-led environmental initiatives. At Impact Hub Phnom Penh, I've sharpened my program management skills, leading environmental and sustainability efforts. My focus is on supporting entrepreneurs and community building, with experience in organizing training events and managing knowledge.
Kittikun Saksung (Bright)
Kittikun Saksung or ‘Bright’ is one of the steering committees of the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) in which he established a chapter of Thailand and later also co-coordinate the regional chapter of GYBN Asia. Currently, he is supporting work programming on youth and the environment for different organizations at national and international levels such as UNDP in Thailand on Youth Climate Action Agenda relevant to the NDC, NBSAP under UNFCCC and CBD respectively, and ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) on youth and biodiversity program. Through his role with the GYBN, Bright established the first Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) connected to YOUNGO with his team, and worked with the partners in developing a mechanism for meaningful young participation in environmental policy. Other than these, Bright has been actively engaging in youth and environmental decision-making spaces such as OEWG2, OEWG4, OEWG5, COP15 and became one of the Advisory Committee on Resource Mobilization under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Bright was a youth delegate to IPBES Youth Workshop, World Circular Economy Forum 2023 (WCEF2023), etc. He also takes part in the Thematic Working Group on Environmental and Climate Action connecting environmental youth constituencies with representatives from UN Agencies in the Asia-Pacific, etc. Bright also has 4-year experience in youth development work as a Youth Engagement and Climate Change Officer at UNDP in Thailand. Before joining GYBN and UNDP, he was a project assistant at the Asian Circular Economy Academy organized by the UN Environment and Chulalongkorn University. Bright graduated with a Master of Science in Sustainability and Environmental Studies at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Logistics Management at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
Bright was a youth delegate to IPBES Youth Workshop, World Circular Economy Forum 2023 (WCEF2023), etc. He also takes part in the Thematic Working Group on Environmental and Climate Action connecting environmental youth constituencies with representatives from UN Agencies in the Asia-Pacific, etc. Bright also has 4-year experience in youth development work as a Youth Engagement and Climate Change Officer at UNDP in Thailand. Before joining GYBN and UNDP, he was a project assistant at the Asian Circular Economy Academy organized by the UN Environment and Chulalongkorn University. Bright graduated with a Master of Science in Sustainability and Environmental Studies at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Logistics Management at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
Niwat Srisawasdi
Niwat is a science educator in Thailand. He is an assistant professor of science education at the Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. His research interests focus on TPACK for teacher professional development, digital education, and learning engineering in STEM disciplines.
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Chris Hackney
Chris is a NUAcT Fellow at Newcastle University. His research focusses on sediment and water transport through river and delta systems, particularly in South East Asian deltas such as the Red River. He is interested in the way that humans are impacting natural fluvial processes, both directly through processes such as sand mining, and indirectly through the impacts of climate change.
Florence Halstead
Florence is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Glasgow. Shas worked across disciplines on a broad spectrum of topics; most prominently Youth Activism, Education, Social Justice, Sustainability and Climate Change. With the consistent goal of enhancing the voices of marginalised people, she has expertise in qualitative and participatory data collection methods and analysis, and has employed ethnographic, as well as arts-based and creative, approaches to her research.
She has conducted research both in the UK, and internationally - working with partners in Vietnam, Cambodia, Kenya and beyond. Florence's research interests focus predominantly at the interface between climate change, sustainability and education. She has a particular interest in international settings, and has a growing repertoire working in youth climate action. Florence was the PDRA on the YACC project in Vietnam and worked closely with the youth Advisory Board.
She has conducted research both in the UK, and internationally - working with partners in Vietnam, Cambodia, Kenya and beyond. Florence's research interests focus predominantly at the interface between climate change, sustainability and education. She has a particular interest in international settings, and has a growing repertoire working in youth climate action. Florence was the PDRA on the YACC project in Vietnam and worked closely with the youth Advisory Board.
Alison Lloyd Williams
Alison is a researcher based at Lancaster University. She has a background in education and applied theatre and uses creative methods to research youth citizenship and participation, most recently in the context of disasters and disaster risk. Alison has been involved in projects in the UK, Europe and internationally that have investigated the experiences of disaster-affected children and young people and sought to promote their involvement in disaster risk management.
Alison was involved on the YACC project working with the youth leaders to find creative ways to share the stories of climate change that they discover through their research and engage the wider community with the issues raised.
Alison was involved on the YACC project working with the youth leaders to find creative ways to share the stories of climate change that they discover through their research and engage the wider community with the issues raised.
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Anh T.Q. Nguyen
Thu’s educational background includes bachelor's and master's degrees in environmental science from Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam (2009) and Tsukuba University, Japan (2014). Currently, she is the researcher at Vietnam National University – Institution for Natural Resource Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES). She has more than 10 years working in the field of natural resource management, climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and community development.
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Charlotte Allison
Hi everyone, my name is Charlotte, I’m 25 years old and I’m from Hull, Yorkshire, England. I studied at the University of Hull from 2015-2018 for my BA in Education and Early Childhood and then again for my Masters in Education and Early Childhood. My interests include informal learning environments and children’s well-being. I now work at a children’s play centre in Hull, where children can use their imaginations to take on different roles through play such as a vet, firefighter, grocer using toys and outfits. We have a little cafe area where we provide refreshments for our visitors, we also do special events, birthday parties and I organise sensory workshops for children under the age of 2.
also run Being Well Education which is digital platform that highlights the importance of children’s well-being, looking at Mental Health, Physical Health, Kindness, Sustainability, Creative Activities, An Interview With and World Festivals. As a result of developing Being Well and supporting online content in my job, I have developed an awareness in the importance of using Social Media in a positive way and ways to provide content for this.
My interest in Climate Change and Sustainability began a few years ago when I was at University and became more aware of the climate crisis as a result of hearing from individuals in the community speaking out. I think just getting older and becoming more aware through my own research such as through news and social media has played a role in my interest too. I now try to make better choices for the environment, including using reusable water bottles and make up cleansing cloths, not consuming as many goods when they aren’t needed, signing policies for change and listening to science and environmental activities.
also run Being Well Education which is digital platform that highlights the importance of children’s well-being, looking at Mental Health, Physical Health, Kindness, Sustainability, Creative Activities, An Interview With and World Festivals. As a result of developing Being Well and supporting online content in my job, I have developed an awareness in the importance of using Social Media in a positive way and ways to provide content for this.
My interest in Climate Change and Sustainability began a few years ago when I was at University and became more aware of the climate crisis as a result of hearing from individuals in the community speaking out. I think just getting older and becoming more aware through my own research such as through news and social media has played a role in my interest too. I now try to make better choices for the environment, including using reusable water bottles and make up cleansing cloths, not consuming as many goods when they aren’t needed, signing policies for change and listening to science and environmental activities.
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Sam Buckton
Keywords: activism, transformation, regenerative systems, transdisciplinarity, natural history, nature conservation
Overcoming the world’s growing and interlinked environmental and social crises is at the core of what I do in both academic and non-academic contexts. I am a transdisciplinary social scientist, naturalist and activist, currently based at the University of York as a Research Assistant on the FixOurFood project. The project aims to understand how a transformation towards a regenerative food system could be achieved in Yorkshire and beyond. My work focuses on designing, delivering, and analysing results of workshops with Yorkshire food system stakeholders to co-create transformative pathways to regenerative futures. I am also a Research Associate with Global Assessment for a New Economics (GANE), which aims to synthesise new economic thinking that challenges the global hegemony of neoliberal capitalism. In the past I have worked with numerous British nature conservation NGOs, including the RSPB and Wildlife Trusts, and with the University of Cambridge to produce its Biodiversity Action Plan.
My academic background crosses the social and natural sciences. I have an MA in Biological Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Environmental Economics and Environmental Management from the University of York. My current research interests range widely from system transformation, futures methods, philosophy and metaphysics, new economics, and challenges faced by young people in environmental sectors, to natural history, ecology and nature conservation.
Most of my activism is online, involving a lot of tweeting, posting, sharing, email-writing, petition-signing and donating; I have produced guides and given presentations on these methods. As a sufferer of eco-anxiety, I find that being proactive is a way for me to overcome depression and overwhelm. I am enthusiastic to support other young people in becoming leaders on transformative action to tackle crises such as climate change, and via the YACC project, I’ve found it fascinating to learn about the similarities and differences in what young people face in the UK and Vietnam when confronting socio-environmental issues.
Overcoming the world’s growing and interlinked environmental and social crises is at the core of what I do in both academic and non-academic contexts. I am a transdisciplinary social scientist, naturalist and activist, currently based at the University of York as a Research Assistant on the FixOurFood project. The project aims to understand how a transformation towards a regenerative food system could be achieved in Yorkshire and beyond. My work focuses on designing, delivering, and analysing results of workshops with Yorkshire food system stakeholders to co-create transformative pathways to regenerative futures. I am also a Research Associate with Global Assessment for a New Economics (GANE), which aims to synthesise new economic thinking that challenges the global hegemony of neoliberal capitalism. In the past I have worked with numerous British nature conservation NGOs, including the RSPB and Wildlife Trusts, and with the University of Cambridge to produce its Biodiversity Action Plan.
My academic background crosses the social and natural sciences. I have an MA in Biological Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Environmental Economics and Environmental Management from the University of York. My current research interests range widely from system transformation, futures methods, philosophy and metaphysics, new economics, and challenges faced by young people in environmental sectors, to natural history, ecology and nature conservation.
Most of my activism is online, involving a lot of tweeting, posting, sharing, email-writing, petition-signing and donating; I have produced guides and given presentations on these methods. As a sufferer of eco-anxiety, I find that being proactive is a way for me to overcome depression and overwhelm. I am enthusiastic to support other young people in becoming leaders on transformative action to tackle crises such as climate change, and via the YACC project, I’ve found it fascinating to learn about the similarities and differences in what young people face in the UK and Vietnam when confronting socio-environmental issues.
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Diep Ngoc Nguyen
Keywords: climate risk assessment, livelihoods, remote sensing and GIS, structured/semi-structured/in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, travel, cultural exchanges.
I’m Diep Ngoc Nguyen. I’m Vietnamese and currently live in Italy. I come from a small town in the Mekong Delta, where soil, water, and climate are essential features of agricultural livelihoods. Ten years ago, when I was a high school student, I had no idea what climate change was, but I observed how devastating extreme weather events impacted our lives. That motivated me to follow my bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Natural Resources Management and eventually to work as a junior researcher in the Water Resources Department of Can Tho University, where I had chances to go to the rice fields, orchards, shrimp ponds and talk directly to farmers to understand the impacts of changes in climate and water system on their farms and families.
Eventually, I got an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to complete my master’s degree in Water and Coastal Management in Italy, Spain, and Portugal. I’m now a research fellow at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and an affiliate researcher of the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change in Venice, Italy.
My research focuses on the assessment of multi-risks related to climate change and extreme events in coastal ecosystems. I’m interested in applying nature-based solutions and decision support systems for climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. Being a member of the Youth Advisory Board, I would like to connect with young people and experts - who are interested in making a better world and to learn about climate problems and actions across different communities and cultures.
I’m Diep Ngoc Nguyen. I’m Vietnamese and currently live in Italy. I come from a small town in the Mekong Delta, where soil, water, and climate are essential features of agricultural livelihoods. Ten years ago, when I was a high school student, I had no idea what climate change was, but I observed how devastating extreme weather events impacted our lives. That motivated me to follow my bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Natural Resources Management and eventually to work as a junior researcher in the Water Resources Department of Can Tho University, where I had chances to go to the rice fields, orchards, shrimp ponds and talk directly to farmers to understand the impacts of changes in climate and water system on their farms and families.
Eventually, I got an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to complete my master’s degree in Water and Coastal Management in Italy, Spain, and Portugal. I’m now a research fellow at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and an affiliate researcher of the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change in Venice, Italy.
My research focuses on the assessment of multi-risks related to climate change and extreme events in coastal ecosystems. I’m interested in applying nature-based solutions and decision support systems for climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. Being a member of the Youth Advisory Board, I would like to connect with young people and experts - who are interested in making a better world and to learn about climate problems and actions across different communities and cultures.
Huong Pham Thi Mai
Huong is passionate about sustainable development issues. She has over seven years of experience working on many projects at national and international NGOs in Vietnam. Her work focuses on sustainable agricultural value chains, rural livelihood development, climate change mitigation, women’s economic empowerment and social entrepreneurship, targeting vulnerable groups such as smallholder farmers, ethnic minorities, rural women, and youth. She also works on some research projects as a research assistant and data collector. Her recent job is to support research on transboundary water resource governance on the Red River in Vietnam. She finds it interesting to work with various stakeholders and learn from different points of view. Huong also contributes as a volunteer for environmental and climate change, social entrepreneurship, and education projects. She is currently a volunteer mentor for two young social entrepreneurs in Lao Cai province under a Livelihood Education Program.
Huong is eager to learn from colleagues, professionals, and partners from different disciplines and from different countries to find practical solutions for social-economic issues in Vietnam. She wants to apply intersectoral approaches to her work in the future to improve income for disadvantaged communities while protecting the environment and ecological system and mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change.
Huong is eager to learn from colleagues, professionals, and partners from different disciplines and from different countries to find practical solutions for social-economic issues in Vietnam. She wants to apply intersectoral approaches to her work in the future to improve income for disadvantaged communities while protecting the environment and ecological system and mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change.
