About

Semi Qamese
Consultant and Researcher ,
Fiji

Summary

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.

Qualifications and credentials
Master of Natural Resource Management, 2006 -2008, Completed, University of Melbourne
Postgraduate Diploma in Science, 2006, Completed, University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Agricultural Science, 2000-2004, Completed, University of the South Pacific
Diploma in Education, 1998, Completed, Fiji College of Advance Education (now Fiji National University)
Diploma in Tropical Agriculture, 1995 - 1997, Completed, University of the South Pacific (Koronivia campus)
PhD, On-going, University of the South Pacific
Work experience
Fiji Ministry of Education, Secondary school teacher, Fiji
Fiji Development Bank, Business Manager and Policy Analyst, Fiji
Fiji Ministry of Economy, 3rd National Communication Coordinator, Fiji
Fiji Ministry of Environment, Project Manager Capacity Building Phase 2 Project, Fiji
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Project Manager Intra ACP EU GCCA+ funded Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change and Resilience Building (PACRES) Project, Apia, Samoa
Tags
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