Nadia Sitas is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions at Stellenbosch University. Nadia is a transdisciplinary researcher working within the science-policy-practice interface on issues related to social-ecological resilience with a specific focus on equity and gender. Her research interests span both the social and ecological spheres and much of her experience comes from engaging in research and practice in the Global South. Nadia has experience in leading and working in large transdisciplinary teams and is passionate about research that can have transformative impact. For over a decade she has been involved in applied research where she has focused on understanding knowledge exchange processes linked to mainstreaming the environment into various decision-making contexts. More recently her work focuses on the role of foresight and futures thinking and how to co-design creative, participatory processes for catalysing change, especially with youth and other marginalised groups. Nadia has contributed to a number of science-policy assessments including those for the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and Global Environment Outlook.
