February 2020 Meeting rapporteur Client: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
climate change, disaster risk
reduction & resilience
In the Pacific, climate change, natural hazards and environmental degradation are ever-present threats, undermining, livelihoods, security and human rights. Pacific peoples are determined to build their resilience, adapt to, as well as mitigate their growing realities to protect their land and homes. Focusing on people centred and integrated solutions.
We have undertaken the following projects in this area:
Women’s resilience to disasters and climate change
November 2019 – May 2020. Consultant to assist in facilitating consultations in Kiribati, Vanuatu, Marshall Islands for the Women’s Resilience to Disasters Programme. Client: UN Women
Human mobility in the context of climate change
August- September, 2019 Review and finalisation of gender and human mobility research, and development of a toolkit module Client: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Women’s Resilience to Disaster and Climate Change
In progress Leading the consultations and programme design for a UN Women programme on Women’s Resilience to Disasters and Climate Change Client: UN Women, Suva
Green Climate Fund evaluation
April- May, 2019 National Consultant to Support an Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Country Ownership Approach – Suva, Fiji Client: ICF
Resilience Training
January - September , 2019 Integration of resilience aspects into ecosystem-based management guidelines and training Client: Wildlife Conservation Society
Certificate in resilience
November 2018- January 2019 Developed a programme of study for the national certificate in resilience (DRR and CCA) Level 1 Client: Ministry of Youth and Sports (Fiji)
Design and facilitation of a lessons-learned workshop
October- November, 2018 Design and facilitation of a lessons-learned workshop Client: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Green Entrepreneurship
September 2018 - February 2019 and March 2020.. Designed and led a Green Enterprise development training and mentoring programme. This also included the development of a guide to Green Business for Fiji, Vanuatu and Kiribati. Client: Global Green Growth Institute, Fiji
Climate-ready consultations and work plan development
February - May 2017 Supported initial consultations in Tonga, Samoa, Kiribati and Tuvalu and the development of a Year 1 workplan for a Climate Ready, a climate finance project. Client: AECOM
Resilient development research
June – November 2016 Blurb: Research to support a review of the New Zealand Government’s Aid Programme from a socially-inclusive, resilient development perspective with a particular focus on Kiribati and Tuvalu. Client: John Hay and Associate
Impact of cyclone Winston on fisheries-dependent communities in Fiji
May - July 2016 Support to analysis of the impact of cyclone Winston on fisheries-dependent communities in Fiji. Client: Wildlife Conservation Society