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Monifa Fiu

Consultant- Environment projects management and Climate Change adaptation planning

Tautei Enviro Consultant

Blue Economy, Nationally Determined Contributions, Project Management, Research and Data Analysis, M & E specialist, Knowledge management specialist, Capacity building specialist, Disaster Relief/Management specialist, Community trainer specialist, Community development specialist, Environmental and social safeguards specialist, Proposal writing/Report writing, Gender mainstreaming, Ocean Acidification, Livelihoods and resilience building., Environmental Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environment management, Programme Management, Project managment (planning, designing, implementation and monitoring), Conservation - Biodiversity, Water Sector Strategist, Vulnerability assessment and resilience-based management, Sustainable livelihoods & resilience building, Community Consultation, Communications, Outreach, Partnerships, Capacity Building & Training of Trainers, Adaptation planning, vulnerability asses, Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment, CBA, EbA, Project Management, National Adaptation Planning, Ecology: Research: Research Management: , Community-Based Adaptation, Coastal Management, Climate change, climate science communication, Climate Change Policy Specialist, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate change / adaptaion policy and strategy

A marine scientist by training with 20 years’ experience in projects-programme management in the fields of marine coastal habitat-species conservation and environment sustainability, not for profit fundraising targeting community resilience building initiatives and climate change adaptation-disaster risk reduction planning and practice. As a practitioner with multidisciplinary skillset and experiential knowledge deduced from a Pacific perspective through the provision of technical support and coordination; peer learning and capacity building; applied research in aspects of tropical island biodiversity and conservation, community-based fisheries, livelihoods and ecosystem-based management approaches; communications and knowledge management of project impact results; climate change advocacy, and policy advice. This brings with it an established Pacific network that furthered meaningful connections to other sector work in agriculture, community based inshore fisheries, coastal protection and water resources management. Experience working in culturally diverse settings at an international (WWF Pacific, National Geographic Pristine Seas), regional (SPREP, FAO), national (Rotary Pacific Water Foundation/ WWF) as well as with community-based organisation (LäjeRotuma Initiative) and engaging with other indigenous groups.
Nora Leilani Juliette Duffy-Iosefa

Environmental and Community Development Expert

Duffy Environmental Consultant

Gender mainstreaming, Knowledge management specialist, Community development specialist, Proposal writing/Report writing, Capacity building specialist, Other, Conservation - Biodiversity

I have worked in the field of environment for over 15 years started
1997-2004 worked for the Government of Samoa Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Principal Capacity Building Officer), lead environmental trainings, awareness and communication programmes
2004-2008 UNDP-GEF Small Grants Programme Manager (Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau) covering 5 GEF Focal Areas of Biodiversity, Climate Change and Adaptation, International Waters, Land Degradation, and Persistent Organic Pollutants. Worked with grassroot level with Civil Society Groups (village communities, NGOs, Women, Youth, Faith Based Groups)
late 2008 - 2016 Conservation International from 2008-2013 I worked as the Regional Programme Manager for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (22 PICs), 2013- 2016 Terrestrial Director worked in Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Biodiversity Conservation Management;
mid 2016 to present - Consultant World Bank Project - PPCR Enhancing Community Resilience.