Diep Ngoc Nguyen
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​Vietnam/Italy

​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.
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Dinh Long Pham
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​France

​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.
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Charlotte Allison

​UK

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.
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Samuel Buckton

​UK

​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.
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Ange Bouramanding Diedhiou

Senegal

​Keywords:  Freshwater ecosystems; watershed; Transboundary Basins; Climate Change; Ecosystem Services; GIS; GEE
​I am Ange Bouramanding Diedhiou, holder of a Masters Degree in Science Policy, Interface Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. I am part of LMI PATEO (PALOC IRD/MNHN and UGB labo LEIDI).