About

Planning and Capacity Development - National Environmnet Strategy and EIA.etc. ,
SPREP

Summary

Worked as an advisor on Public Health, Health Research Manager for the Fiji Ministry of Health. Lecturer at the Fiji School of Medicine in the School of Public Health. Did a reveiw on the impact of health intervention program amongst youth in Fiji.

Worked as the Director of Environment in Fiji and cordinate the reviw of Environment Laws such as Environment Management Act, Endangered Protected Species Act, Ozone Act and regulations. Take leadership in their enforcement. Worked with development partners in Fiji and the region and also at international level on the implementation of projects and ratification of Multilateral Environment Agreements. Assisted Government of Fiji on the establishment of major development projects that undergoes the EIA processes. Advisor on environmnet management for the Fiji Government and contributed to the development policies in otther sectros such as energy, water, agriculture, tourism, forestry etc.

Currently the Planning and Capacity Advisor for SPREP with focus on development of Environmnet planning tools and raising capacities of countries on Environment Impact Assessment. Worked with Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu and delivered an EIA training for its practitioners. Worked with Fiji, Vanuatu, Tuvalu on the development of the National Environmnet Management Strategies linking it to the their National Sustainable Developmet Strategies and also to regional and international Multilateral Environmnet Agreements. Worked with other divisions of SPREP in the area of waste, climate change and biodiversity

Qualifications and credentials
Master Environment Management, 2012, Completed, University of Western Sydney
Information Systems, 2009, Completed, USP
Fiji Institute of Environment Health, Member, 2000 - 2013
English, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
Work experience
Capacity building specialist
Ministry of Health, Health Research Manager and Public Health Advisor, Fiji
Fiji Government Department of Environment, Principal & Director Environment Fiji, Fiji, Fiji, Vanuatu, National Environment Strategies, To develop NES for Fiji linking it to SOE and NSDS
SPREP, Planning and Capacity Development Advisor, Samoa, Vanuatu, Development of Strategy, NEMS 2015-2020, Development of NEMS for Vanuatu
Planning and Capacity Development, Fiji, Tonga, Vanautu, Tuvalu, Samoa, This is to deliver training on EIA in Tonga, Tuvalu and Samoa; Worked Fiji, Vanuatu, and Tuvalu in developing their National Environment Strategies.