Rodney Lui

About

Consultant ,

Armea Consulting

Summary

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.

Qualifications and credentials

Master of Science; Environmental Science- Management and Planning, 2016-2018, Completed, UNESCO IHE

Bachelor of Applied Science; Environmental Studies, 2004-2008, Completed, Auckland University of Technology

Development Project Manager- Level 3, 2019-2020, Completed, Project Management for Development

Work experience

Tuvalu Health Systems Strengthening Project (THSSP), Miyamoto International, WASH Specialist, Remote support with travel to Tuvalu, Fiji, Led the end-to-end design and evaluation of climate-resilient WASH systems across Tuvalu’s national health network under the UNOPS/World Bank programm

FSM Utilities Tariff study, Quantum International, Water and Wastewater Governance Analyst, Remote with travel to all FSM states (Micronesia), Directed the first comprehensive review of water governance and regulatory frameworks across Micronesian utilities, identifying systemic gaps and oppo

Carbon Farming and Sustainable Agriculture; Rice subsection- ASEAN, BAYER, Researcher, Remote- Bangkok/ Jakarta, Led Bayer’s regional programme on carbon farming and sustainable agriculture, steering technical direction and stakeholder engagement across multiple

Regional study on Climate Action with MSMEs in Southeast Asia, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES- Bangkok)/ UNFCCC, Researcher, Bangkok- Thailand, Implemented a regional Climate Action survey for MSMEs across Southeast Asia for the IGES Regional Centre in Bangkok, coordinating methodology, data c

Publications

Carbon Trading and Smallholder Rice Farmers in Southeast Asia, ASEAN Climate Resilience Network (ASEAN CRN), https://asean-crn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023_Carbon-Trading-and-Smallholder-Rice-Farmers-in-Southeast-Asia.pdf

Mapping Study on Capacity-Building needs of MSMES to enagege in Climate Action in the Southeast Asia Region, UNFCCC, https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/SME%20report_ASIA.pdf

Tags

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