About

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Strategy and policy advisor- climate, energy and nature ,
Hope Road Consulting

Summary

Nicole is a creative and collaborative climate, energy and nature strategy and policy advisor with a proven track record delivering innovative multi-stakeholder initiatives. With over 20 years’ experience in the Pacific, Nicole is dedicated to building strong relationships with stakeholders and adopts a pragmatic approach to ensure that strategy and implementation plans are suitable for developing country contexts.

Nicole has provided consulting services to the governments of New Zealand, Australia, Cook Islands, and Marshall Islands and has advised on Pacific regional strategies for the World Bank, MFAT, and the United Nations. Nicole focuses on collaborating with key decision-makers to ensure that options, choices, and trade-offs are well understood, supporting coordinated policies and investments. Nicole has degrees in engineering, public policy, and environmental economics.

Qualifications and credentials
MSc Applied Environmental Economics, 2005-2011, Completed, Imperial College, University of London
BE (Chem)(Hons), 1996, Completed, UNSW
Grad Cert Environmental Policy, 1998, Completed, UNSW
Australian Institute of Company Directors, GAICD, 2022-current
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, Commission member, 2008-current
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy, Commission member, 2008- current
AICD Company Directors Course, 2025, Completed, AICD
Williamson Fellow, 2021, Completed, Leadership Victoria
Work experience
Publications
Marshall Islands Electricity Roadmap, Government of Marshall Islands and New Zealand MFAT, https://www.rmienergyfuture.org/
Blue Maritime Transformation for the Pacific, World Bank, https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/ed270b72-f75b-4bca-a135-77c869173562
Navigating Island Futures in Transport, New Zealand MFAT and PRIF, https://www.theprif.org/document/regional/transport/navigating-island-futures-transport-guide-developing-national-transport
Reimaanlok: National Conservation Area Plan for the Marshall Islands, Government of the Marshall Islands, https://rmi-data.sprep.org/system/files/reimaanlok_national_conservation_area_plan_for%20RMI.pdf
Journal of Marine Science "Reimaanlok: A National Framework for Conservation Area Planning in the Marshall Islands", Wiley, https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/273034
Bikini Atoll World Heritage Nomination, Government of the Marshall Islands/ World Heritage, https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/1339.pdf
Bikini Atoll: A small remote atoll of global significance in World Heritage in a Sea of Islands (WH Papers 34), World Heritage, https://whc.unesco.org/documents/publi_paper_series_34_en.pdf