My Education
Masters of Science, Global Migration, University College London (UCL) Sept 2024 - Sept 2025
Masters of Arts, International Public Policy, University of Laurier Sept 2022 - Oct 2023
Bachelors of Arts (Honours), Politics and Governance, Toronto Metropolitan University (Formally Ryerson) Sept 2018 - Jun 2022
My Leadership Experience
Founder, Act on Climate , Sept 2025 - Present
Founder & Executive Director, The Climate Mobility Community Action Network (CMCAN), Dec 2023 - Present
Graduate Researcher University College London (UCL), May 2025 - Sept 2025
Research & Policy Admin, Boys & Girls Club Dovercourt, Sept 2023 - Aug 2024
Contact Point, Climate Change Working Group for YOUNGO , Jan 2023 - Jan 2024
Junior Researcher, Climate Displacement Planning Initiate, Sept 2022 - Sept 2023
Climate Mobility Officer (Thematic), Major Group for Children and Youth , July 2022 - Nov 2023
Graduate Research Fellow, Global Affairs Canada/Water Institute at the University of Waterloo, Nov 2022 - Jun 2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Laurier, Sept 2022 - Apr 2023
Advocacy and Communications Intern, Women’s Peace Network, Oct 2021 - Jul 2022
SHIFT Centr Coordinator, Toronto Metropolitan University Student’s Union, Sept 2020 - July 2022
Policy Researcher, Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP), Sept 2021 - Feb 2022
Public Speaking
Climate Change and You: Navigating Career Opportunities: LinkedIn Live April 2023
Link to post: https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:7046186919105339392
Climate Migration Lecture at Laurier University Live April 2023
Global Form for Migration and Development Youth Climate Mobility Statement April 2023
Link to post: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qyVkXbembIpCRp0IvlAlkcvHP4i6gKXenp-ou8KM8yg/edit?usp=sharing
Olivia Karp on 3rd International Virtual Conference on Women’s Day 2023 YouTube March 2024
Link to post: https://youtu.be/Vn64fnWUmfQ?si=1Gf3bzMtLGWF964G
Why Everyone can be a Climate Migration Activist Olivia Karp TEDx Talk February 2024
Link to post: https://youtu.be/eZc8fe5olGc?si=7oSrBmCy4HMJ-b09
ECOSOC Youth Conference Youth & Climate Finance Panel Speaker April 2024
Link to post: https://press.un.org/en/2024/ecosoc7156.doc.htm
Climate Revolution Festival in Konin, Poland June 2025
High Level Meeting to Commemorate the Thirtieth Anniversary of the World Programme for Youth Sept 2025
Academic Work
World Conference on Humanitarian Studies Academic Conference on the Climate Change Human Trafficking Nexus and the Influence of Civil Society Actors, Academic Conference Presentation Online April 2023
Link to post: https://conference.ihsa.info/call-for-papers/view/4747/
Environmental & Climate Mobilities Conference, focusing on Climate change and the the role of Indigenous people Online Presentation and in Person April 2023 & 2024
Link to post: https://www.climatemobilities.network/ecmn-program/
Climate Migration in the Great Lakes Region: Collaborative Planning for an Uncertain Future, Balsillie School International Affairs Journal Oct 2023
Link to post: https://balsillieschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Graduate-Fellows-Anthology-2024_FINAL.pdf
(IM)Mobilities in The Anthropocene, University of British Columbia UBC Climate Justice Journal Apr 2024
Link to post: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qzNp2cXeZSjLabC-eQT6wH53zRYh3i-N7JGGd1rvTaU/mobilebasic#heading=h.3q8ebv3e3rmi
Why Young Pacific Islanders need to be Conversations around Climate-Induced Migration, International Organization for Migration Online Blog Jun 2024
Climate Activism: Exploring the role of Climate Mobility Advocates and how they shape the Narrative and Perspectives of climate migration at the Evironmental & Climate Mobilities Conference July 2025
Link to post: https://www.climatemobilities.network/ecmn25-program/
Beyond Borders Stories of Climate Mobility, Activism and Resilience Self-Published Book with 14 Climate Mobility Advoactes and their Stories Dec 2025
Link to post: https://a.co/d/92F5MgH