Professor T. Jayaraman, Senior Fellow at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, brings deep expertise in climate resilience science and policy, particularly for coastal ecosystems. He is a member of the Technical Advisory Committee, National Communications to the UNFCCC and the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), and India’s delegation to several IPCC sessions and the Conference of Parties of UNFCCC. Previously, he was a member of the Kerala State Planning Board, Government of Kerala. Dr. Jayaraman was