About
Amara helps coastal cities plan for rising seas without leaving their poorest neighbourhoods behind.
An urban planner by training, she has spent fifteen years working alongside fishing cooperatives, city engineers and youth groups across West Africa. Her talks pair hard data with the stories of people already adapting, and leave audiences with practical next steps rather than despair.
Key topics
Adaptation that includes everyone
Designing flood and heat plans with the communities most exposed to them.
Climate finance, demystified
Where the money goes, who decides, and how local groups can get a seat at the table.
Leading through uncertainty
What coastal planners can teach any organisation about acting before the picture is clear.
Past events
- 2026
Keynote: Cities at the Waterline
Global Resilience Forum · Rotterdam
- 2025
Panel: Who Pays for Adaptation?
African Urban Futures Summit · Accra
- 2025
Workshop: Community Flood Mapping
University of Lagos · Lagos
- 2024
Talk: Rising Tides, Rising Voices
Ocean Week · Virtual
Travel & format
Travels from
Lagos, Nigeria
Willing to travel to
Formats
AvailabilityComing soon
Speakers will be able to share the dates they're open for bookings here.
VideosComing soon
Recordings of Amara's talks will appear here.
