Our Partners
PATH brings together researchers, community organizations, and institutions across Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Nepal. Our work is built on genuine partnership — co-producing knowledge with the communities at the centre of our research.
University Partners
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, South Africa
UKZN leads PATH’s Durban Hub research, bringing expertise in urban geography, environmental governance, and informal settlement studies. The School of Built Environment and Development Studies provides deep community connections in Durban’s informal settlements.
PATH researchers: Dr. Catherine Sutherland, Dr. Orli Bass
University of the Western Cape
Cape Town, South Africa
UWC contributes to PATH’s Durban Hub research, bringing expertise in social geography and development studies.
PATH researchers: Dr. Shirley Brooks
ICIMOD
Kathmandu, Nepal
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development leads PATH’s Nepal Hub, with deep expertise in human mobility, sustainable development, and climate adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region.
PATH researchers: Dr. Amina Maharjan, Dr. Ishwari Bhattarai
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
The University of Alberta leads PATH’s Nunavut Hub research, bringing expertise in public health, food security, and Inuit community health in Canada’s Arctic.
PATH researchers: Dr. Amy Caughey, Dr. Sherilee Harper
Brunel University London
London, United Kingdom
Brunel contributes to PATH’s London Hub, with expertise in climate change adaptation, co-design, and sustainability governance.
PATH researchers: Dr. Shona Paterson
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Warwick contributes to PATH’s London Hub, with expertise in global sustainable development, transdisciplinary research, and co-production of knowledge.
PATH researchers: Dr. Camilla Audia
Funders
The PATH project is funded through the International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, a stream of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF). Total funding: $1,499,362.
New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)
Canada’s NFRF supports high-risk, high-reward and transformative research. PATH is funded through the International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
UKRI co-funds PATH’s UK-based research activities, supporting the London Hub at King’s College London, Brunel University London, and the University of Warwick.
National Research Foundation (NRF)
South Africa’s NRF co-funds PATH’s South Africa-based research activities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the University of the Western Cape.