Felix Ries works as an adviser for the Global Programme Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change at the German development agency GIZ. He has been working as an expert on climate change adaptation for the International Climate Initiative (IKI) before, where he was responsible for a large portfolio of projects on ecosystem-based adaptation, adaptation finance, and adaptation in urban areas. He started his work for GIZ in Fiji, where he worked on supporting adaptation to climate change in the pacific island region. He holds a degree in Social Anthropology and Socio-economics of Rural Development.