Prof. Stefano Moncada, Ph.D. in Economics, lectures and conducts research in the areas of development economics, climate change, and islands studies. Prior to join academia, Stefano worked in the Italian Parliament as policy analyst. Stefano is the Director of the Islands and Small States Institute, Associate Professor of the University of Malta, part of the Malta National Climate Action Council, of the Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change (MedECC), and acts as expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).