Snigdha Nautiyal is a PhD Candidate at the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University in the United States. Her research explores how learning and capacity building for climate change can support transformative and climate just futures in climate and development contexts. A current project is exploring the effects on learning and knowledge sharing of the physical-material dimensions at Conference of Parties through the case of COP27. Other projects look at how the Global Stocktake of the UNFCCC can be made more inclusive and contribute towards ambitious climate action. Snigdha holds a Masters in Sustainability from Arizona State University.