Leadership development, organisational development, leadership culture design, strategic facilitation at both a local and global scale, consulting on social, cultural and environmental development.
Leanne is a visionary leader experienced in organisational development, strategic facilitation, and policy advisement across business, government, and NGO sectors. With a strong background as a former Chartered Accountant coupled with deep knowledge in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, she excels at navigating diverse stakeholder needs and delivering actionable recommendations. Her skills can be accompanied by her husband, Greg, who complements this with his abilities in research, developing comprehensive strategies and reports, and finding creative yet practical solutions to complex problems. His background in design thinking and psychological understanding enables him to analyse multifaceted issues and communicate solutions effectively to diverse audiences. The combined skills result in fostering sustainable, equitable solutions that bring positive impacts across environmental, social, cultural, and economic dimensions, with particular experience working in Pacific Island contexts.
Dr. Jason Hui Hong Yapp is an expert in climate finance, renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable development with over 25 years of experience in consultancy services for high-profile international organizations, including UN agencies (UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, WFP), the Green Climate Fund, ADB, EU Commission, USAID, GIZ, GGGI, IUCN, IISD, and the Commonwealth Secretariat. His extensive expertise encompasses a broad spectrum of areas critical to addressing climate change and promoting sustainable development:
1. Climate Finance Leadership: Dr. Yapp excels in climate finance, demonstrated through his significant contributions to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) readiness projects, capacity building, and the development of funding proposals. His work includes supporting NDAs in Asia, developing GCF proposals for countries like Malaysia, and crafting country programs for nations across the globe.
2. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: Dr Yapp possesses deep technical knowledge in renewable energy and energy efficiency, contributing to the scaling up of renewable initiatives and improving energy sustainability in various sectors.
3. Sustainable Agriculture Expertise: With a Ph.D. in crop genetics and physiology, Dr. Yapp brings a unique perspective to sustainable agriculture and land-use practices, focusing on climate-smart solutions and conservation agriculture to enhance agricultural competitiveness and sustainability.
4. Carbon Pricing Project Development: As Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Business Development Expert, Dr Yapp had supported AES (US Utility Corp) to develop carbon offset projects to generate carbon credits in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam for sale at the Carbon Trading system. Dr Yapp is familiar with the Emission Trading System and the UNFCCC approved methodologies to calculate carbon credits based on the ex-ante (baseline) and ex-post GHG (project) emissions.
5. Project Management and Implementation: His role in managing and implementing multi-country climate-related projects showcases his adept project management skills, including leading international and national teams, and overseeing the execution of complex projects.
6. Policy and Strategy Development: Dr. Yapp has been instrumental in developing climate-related policies, strategies, and frameworks at national and regional levels, contributing to National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and climate National Adaptation Plan. In Malaysia.
7. Capacity Building and Technical Training: His commitment to capacity building is evident in his role in conducting training workshops and capacity-building activities across various technical areas, thereby enhancing the skills of stakeholders in climate finance and sustainable practices.
8. International and Cross-cultural Experience: Dr. Yapp's work spans diverse geographic regions including Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific, and the Caribbean, highlighting his adaptability and ability to navigate diverse cultural and environmental contexts.
9. Engagement with Multiple Sectors: His expertise in fostering collaboration among public and private sectors, civil society organizations, and international financial institutions underscores his ability to build partnerships and engage a wide range of stakeholders in the climate finance domain.
10. Innovation in Climate Solutions: As the founder of Eden Environmental Consulting Ltd, Dr. Yapp continues to provide cutting-edge technical and financial consultancy, driving innovation in demand driven climate adaptation and mitigation solutions that are sustainable, scalable and replicable.
Hailing from the Pacific Island of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Joshua is a climate finance practitioner focused on Small Island Developing States (SIDS). He specializes broadly in climate finance transparency, sustainable finance taxonomies, and the blue economy, focusing on providing strategic policy and program implementation. In his previous work experiences, Joshua worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to develop regional country profiles of 6 Pacific Island nations and provide recommendations on blue economy sectors for the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent. In addition, he delivered a stock take report on climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, NDCs, and energy subsidies across the following countries of Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, FSM, Nauru, Palau, Tonga, and Tuvalu. He has also served as a climate negotiator for the FSM at COP28 and COP29 to cover topics on oceans and climate finance and is a UNFCCC Nominated Expert for Micronesia.
Joshua currently serves as the Oceania Regional Representative for the Sustainable Ocean Alliance working on implementing the Blue Prosperity Entrepreneurship Fellowship (BPEF) in FSM and Tonga and is supporting Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) in the region. Additionally, he works full-time as a Climate Finance Specialist for the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP), where he directly supported the development of the recently launched Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) Climate Finance Transparency Guide. Subsequently, Joshua has contributed extensively to the research and analysis of sustainable finance (green) taxonomies across 52+ jurisdictions, which has led to pr
His current affiliations include serving as an Expert Reviewer for the seventh edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) UN Environment Programme (UNEP), a researcher UNFCCC YOUNGO Finance & Markets Working Group on establishing Loss and Damage and the NCQG for SIDS, and a affiliate of the Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (ODI-RESI) on debt distress and access to climate finance, further demonstrating his rooted understanding of the Pacific.
Krishneil Narayan is the Executive Director and Principal Consultant at Sustainable Future Consultancy in Fiji.
As a development professional with 18 years of experience, he specializes in sustainability and climate policy formulation, translating the policies into activities that benefit communities and accessing climate finance for Pacific Island countries.
As an advisor, Krishneil provides his expertise in climate and disaster-resilient development project design, implementation, and evaluations to various governments, NGOs, development organizations, and the private sector.
Krishneil previously worked as a climate change negotiator at the United Nations for over a decade, prioritizing the needs of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and contributing to the adoption of the 2013 Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage, as well as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015.
Previous clients have included: Oxfam Australia, Bread for the World (Germany), Pacific Islands Climate Action Network, UNDP, UN Environment, the Pacific Community (SPC), UK Government (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), New Zealand Government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade), Fiji Government (Ministry of Women), International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
