Emma is a writer based in Oxford and is currently working on a large scale public engagement project around low carbon living. Previously, she has worked on a range of issue based drama projects and is interested in the way the arts have engaged (or not !) with issues of climate change. She also teaches Creative Writing at Ruskin College where she has tried to embed sustainability across the Further Education curriculum.
She has been involved with COIN for several years and was delighted to have the opportunity to work more closely with an organisation she admires.

Cliff has been involved in group processes and facilitation for some 25 years. He holds a degree in Philosophy and Politics and has worked as a carpenter, gardener, farmer and father. He also ran a Retreat House before becoming the Director of Braziers Park School of Integrative Social Research. He currently lives in Oxford and wonders about the times we live in.

Kate’s work for the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) currently focuses on adaptation to climate change in organisations. Previously she was a Lead Author on a technical paper for the United Nations Development Programme’s Adaptation Policy Framework and has recently managed a 2-year project investigating the social implications of catastrophic sea-level rise in the Thames Estuary. Other recent work includes training for the Red Cross in Sri Lanka on participatory vulnerability and capacity assessments. Kate has been an active member of the Local Agenda 21 team of Oxford City Council, now ‘Building Alternatives’ through which she was been trained in the facilitation and design of inclusive meetings and events. She has recently completed a post-graduate diploma in ’Change Agent Skills and Strategies’ at Surrey University.

Previous jobs have included working as a scientific adviser for a group of environmental lawyers in Bangladesh, setting up an environmental resource centre, and running a summer programme in Budapest on Environment and Policy for mid-term professionals from Eastern and Central Europe.