Xianfu is an independent climate scientist and adaptation specialist. Affiliated with the University of Oxford, she has been providing technical advisory services. Dr Lu’s work spans climate change adaptation science, policy and practice. She has worked across diverse institutional contexts, from academia, UN agencies, multilateral development banks to the private sector. Since 2011, Xianfu has been supporting the operationalisation of integrating physical climate risk management into MDB operations. She made substantive contributions to the development of technical procedures and resources to support operational teams in factoring in adaptation and climate resilience into project development within ADB, AIIB and the World Bank. Xianfu has also been contributing to the development of the joint MDB methodology for assessing the alignment of operations with the adaptation goals of the Paris Alignment. Xianfu was a Coordinating Lead Author for the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.