Two TRANSCEND members presented some of our research at this year’s Scenarios Forum (16-18 July 2025) in Leeds, United Kingdom: Alexandre Pereira Santos held a presentation on “The Future of Climate Adaptation in Jakarta: Estimating Long-Term Metropolitan Socioeconomic and Urban Challenges Using a Participatory Scenario Approach”; and Jan Petzold presented a poster “Identifying Drivers of Vulnerability Across Scales Through Participatory Downscaling of Shared Socioeconomic Pathways: Insights from Two Global South Megacities”.

In order to complement the TRANSCEND research on the dimensions of exposure and vulnerability, Dr. Jan Petzold adds a social justice lens to the project, with a focus on inclusive adaptation for people with disabilities. In March 2024 and February 2025, he interviewed diverse stakeholders from organisations for people with disabilities, civil society, academia, and local authorities in Mumbai and Jakarta.