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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.
Semi Qamese

Consultant and Researcher

Fiji

M & E specialist, Legal specialist (climate change/environmental law/MEAs), Capacity building specialist, Economist (cost-benefit analysis of CC), Disaster Relief/Management specialist, Community trainer specialist, Community development specialist, Climate financing specialist, Environmental and social safeguards specialist, Proposal writing/Report writing, Gender mainstreaming, Ntional Communications, Projects, M&E,, Wide experience in strategic planning and management of climate research, Human rights mainstreaming, Ocean Acidification, National Communications, Projects, M&E, Marine and Terrestrial Ecology, Livelihoods and resilience building., Freshwater and marine science, environmental monitoring, Project and Programme Design, Preparation, Implementation and Evaluation, Formal Education, food security, water, energy, transport, agri, Environmental Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environment management, energy sector reslience to climate change, Early Warning Systems, Programme Management, Project managment (planning, designing, implementation and monitoring), Conservation - Biodiversity, Technical Expert providing Environmental/Engineering services to Pacific Islands Countries and Territories for management of coastal and uplands natural resources and built environments., Water sector: groundwater, water quality, supply and storage remote islands. Renewable energy: PV applications, Water Sector Strategist, Water quality testing specialist, Vulnerability assessment and resilience-based management, Urban resilience, Training and Facilitation, Sustainable livelihoods & resilience building, Social-ecological resilience, Situational and Capacity Analysis , Situation Analysis, Risk Assessment, DRR, and Resiliency Planning, RE, CC Mitigation and Low Carbon Development, Quantitative Risk Analysis and Cost-benefit-analysis of Adaptation Options, Development effectiveness, Community Consultation, Science Communication, Communications, Outreach, Partnerships, Capacity Building & Training of Trainers, Agro-forestry Development, Agricultural Research for Development including Participatory Research Methods and Approaches, Adaptation planning, vulnerability asses, Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment, Pure and applied climate research, CBA, EbA, Project Management, policy, private sector, Policy Analysis, National Adaptation Planning, Ecology: Research: Research Management: , Community-Based Adaptation, Carbon management (sequestration/income ..., CCA, DRR, Assessment of climate knowledge (IPCC), Communication - delivery and training, including technical and scientific writing, editing, and presentations., Coastal Oceanography, coastal inundation and erosion, Coastal Management, Coastal engineering, coastal processes, marine ecology, numerical modelling, Climate services development, Climate change, climate science communication, Climate Change Policy Specialist, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate change / adaptaion policy and strategy, Climate Risk Management

Project Manager with more than 8 years of experience in the education sector as a secondary school teacher, more than 2 years of experience in the business development sector as a business manager in development banking and more than 10 years in the field of environment, climate change and disaster risks management and resilience building working with donors, development partners and stakeholders. I have over 10 years experience in project management working in 15 countries in the Pacific region. These experiences includes capacity building, business developments, disaster risk management/reduction and climate change adaptation, mitigation and finance, climate science information, biodiversity and land degradation.
I have represented Nauru, Fiji and SPREP at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP) and familiar with the UNFCCC processes and procedures in coordination, monitoring and reporting to the UNFCCC secretariat. In addition, I was the development of the Third National Communication Coordinator for Fiji and experience with building capacity by mainstreaming multilateral environment agreement (UNFCCC, UNCBD and UNCCD) into inter-ministerial structures and mechanisms across Fiji Government and non-government organizations.
Rebecca Tavioni

Consultant

TOK Consulting

M & E specialist, Capacity building specialist, Community trainer specialist, Environmental and social safeguards specialist, Proposal writing/Report writing, Ntional Communications, Projects, M&E,, Policy, National Communications, Projects, M&E, Project and Programme Design, Preparation, Implementation and Evaluation, Environmental Impact Assessment, Early Warning Systems, Vulnerability assessment and resilience-based management, Training and Facilitation, Situational and Capacity Analysis , Risk Assessment, DRR, and Resiliency Planning, Resilience, Community Consultation, Communications, Outreach, Partnerships, Capacity Building & Training of Trainers, Adaptation planning, vulnerability asses, Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment, policy, private sector, Climate change, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate change / adaptaion policy and strategy, Climate Risk Management

Co-founder of Takutea O Kiva Ltd (TOK Consulting), a Cook Islands based consultancy company that works exclusively on projects occurring in the pacific, with a team wholly comprised of indigenous pacific based professionals.

Positions held include CEO of the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce, Business Operations Manager for Avaroa Cable Limited Cook Islands, Business Improvement Manager for Southern Cross Health Society NZ, and Project Manager for Vodafone NZ.

Passionate about climate change, disaster risk management, business mentoring, and the holistic involvement of indigenous communities in Country planning activities. Advocate at heart for openly sharing knowledge and forming new connections.
Kirata Tekiera

Consultant

New Information (NEWi) Consultancy

Environmental and social safeguards specialist, Wide experience in strategic planning and management of climate research, Policy, Project and Programme Design, Preparation, Implementation and Evaluation, food security, water, energy, transport, agri, Environmental Impact Assessment, energy sector reslience to climate change, Energy policy, Project managment (planning, designing, implementation and monitoring), Vulnerability assessment and resilience-based management, Sustainable livelihoods & resilience building, Adaptation planning, Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment, CBA, EbA, Project Management, National Adaptation Planning, Community-Based Adaptation, Carbon management (sequestration/income ..., Climate change, Climate Change Policy Specialist, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate change / adaptaion policy and strategy, Climate Risk Management

Safeguard Manager (Consultant) - South Tarawa Water Supply Project (GCF, ADB, WB)
National Climate Change Coordinator - Office of te Beretitenti/ President - Kiribati
Assistant Project Manager - Third National Communication (TNC)
Volunteer - Environment and Conservation Division