Mark New is the Director, African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town. He has worked in climate change impacts and adaptation for over twenty years, with interests in: Water resources, agriculture, biodiversity and nexus issues; Climate impacts assessment and adaptation planning; Climate modelling and climate scenario development; Decision making under uncertainty; Interdisciplinary research methodologies and approaches. Mark's geographical experience includes: Africa, South Asia, South America, Europe; South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Rwanda, India, Nepal, Peru, Chile, Brazil, and several Caribbean states.