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Rodney Lui

Consultant

Armea Consulting

Project Management, Waste Management, M & E specialist, Community trainer specialist, Community development specialist, Environmental and social safeguards specialist, Proposal writing/Report writing, Wide experience in strategic planning and management of climate research, Policy, Livelihoods and resilience building., Project and Programme Design, Preparation, Implementation and Evaluation, Environmental Management, Environment management, Programme Management, Water sector: groundwater, water quality, supply and storage remote islands. Renewable energy: PV applications, Water Sector Strategist, Water quality testing specialist, Training and Facilitation, Situational and Capacity Analysis , Situation Analysis, Risk Assessment, DRR, and Resiliency Planning, Community Consultation, Capacity Building & Training of Trainers, Agricultural Research for Development including Participatory Research Methods and Approaches, Adaptation planning, Policy Analysis, Community-Based Adaptation, Climate Change Policy Specialist, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Risk Management

Seasoned WASH and Climate Resilience Specialist with over 15 years of experience leading institutional strengthening, policy reform, and investment coordination initiatives across the Pacific and Southeast Asia. Holds a Master of Science in Environmental Science from UNESCO-IHE (Delft) with a focus on water and wastewater governance. Proven ability to develop national WASH sector strategies, governance frameworks, and costed investment plans that align with government priorities and donor programmes, including UN, World Bank, and bilateral partners. Skilled in facilitating participatory planning processes, building institutional capacity, and coordinating multi-stakeholder partnerships to enhance service delivery and climate-resilient infrastructure. Committed to advancing equitable, sustainable, and accountable WASH systems that contribute to national development and SDG 6 outcomes.
Ben Sims

Consultant and researcher

Sims Climate Consulting

Climate Finance, Environment finance and economics, Knowledge management specialist, Capacity building specialist, Climate financing specialist, Proposal writing/Report writing, Wide experience in strategic planning and management of climate research, Policy, Project and Programme Design, Preparation, Implementation and Evaluation, Energy policy, Early Warning Systems, Water Sector Strategist, Vulnerability assessment and resilience-based management, Urban resilience, Risk Assessment, DRR, and Resiliency Planning, Resilience, RE, CC Mitigation and Low Carbon Development, Capacity Building & Training of Trainers, Adaptation planning, Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment, Policy Analysis, National Adaptation Planning, Climate Change Policy Specialist, Climate Risk Management

Ben Sims has 13 years of experience in more than ten countries across Asia and the Pacific. Ben is an expert in climate finance, public financial management, investment planning, climate risk assessments, adaptation planning (asset, community, sector and national levels), policy and institutional design and reforms, and the development of sectoral and national strategies and plans.

Ben has provided consultancy services for government agencies and international organisations, including SPREP, ADB, World Bank, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), UN Environment, UNDP, UNDRR, the Commonwealth Secretariat, and the Government of New Zealand. Recent consultancies are summarised in this profile - my full consultancy record is provided in my CV.

Ben’s recent work in the Pacific includes leading the development of the PNG National Climate Finance Strategy and PNG GCF Country Programme; completion of climate finance training for government agencies in Fiji, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands; design of the GCF no-objection procedure for RMI; and analysis on strengthening flood risk management institutions in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. He has also led an assessment on mainstreaming climate change into Cambodia’s PFM system and development of an investment plan to strengthen the country’s disaster risk management. Ben was previously a staff member at GGGI, where he worked on establishing the Institute’s country programs in Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.

He holds a Master of Environmental Management and Development and Master of Diplomacy from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Science from the University of Auckland, and is a Certified Expert in Climate Adaptation Finance from the Frankfurt School. Ben is currently studying a Master of Public Health at the University of Auckland part time, where he is researching the impacts of flooding on population health.