Estelle is the Adaptation Officer for the West Sussex County Council. She comes from an Ecological Economy background but has been educated to develop an absolute faith in the mitigation effectiveness in tackling Climate Change. Her experiences in different countries have confirmed her belief in the inevitable risks and uncertainties of climate change. Her aim is therefore to make a real and lasting impact on the adaptation strategy debate. At the moment Estelle is also undertaking MSc in Environmental Management and Assessment doing a dissertation about the framework of policies strategies in the UK.