Dr. Benjamin Sultan is a senior scientist at the French Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), focused on climate dynamics, impacts and adaptation in developing countries. He published more than 90 peer-reviewed papers and organized several international conferences and gave numerous academic lectures on climate change impacts. He coordinated several interdisciplinary research projects with African and Asian partners. Dr Benjamin Sultan is contributing author of the IPCC AR6, member of the French Scientific Committee on Desertification (nominated by the French Government) and nominated member scientific committee of the UNEP World Adaptation Science Program.