Jo-Ellen Parry Jo-Ellen Parry is Adaptation Lead within the Resilience program of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). She has undertaken research, analysis, engagement and management activities in the field of climate change for more than fifteen years. Her current work focuses on building the capacity of communities and governments in developing countries and Canada to manage climate risks. This includes exploring ways in which to integrate adaptation into development processes at the national and community levels by designing and facilitating processes that bringing together science, policy and local experience. She also tracks developing countries’ climate change adaptation actions and supports the development of tools for decision-making that respond to user needs. Previously she has undertaken research on how adaptation to climate change might be advanced through the UNFCCC process, the potential role of market mechanisms in promoting greenhouse gas reductions, and community based natural resources management.