Sayanti is an experienced social protection and climate change expert working as a Technical Advisor at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and as an Independent Consultant and Advisor to several agencies including UNICEF, ILO, the European Commission, Poverty and Inclusion, and Climate Change and Social Protection Research initiative (CCASP). Over the last five years, she has supported national governments and institutions in strengthening social protection systems to become more climate responsive. Currently based in Berlin, and having her roots from India, she holds two masters in Analysis and Design of Social Protection Systems and Water Policy and Governance. Her expertise includes designing and implementing social protection program pilots, conducting feasibility studies, risk and vulnerability assessments and stress tests for anticipatory social protection systems across Asian and African countries.