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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.
Alan Brent

Professor

Victoria University of Wellington

Capacity building specialist, Proposal writing/Report writing, energy sector reslience to climate change, Energy policy, Climate change mitigation and adaptation

Alan Brent is a Professor and the inaugural holder of the Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems in the Faculty of Engineering at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. He holds Bachelor degrees in Engineering (Chemical) and Philosophy (Sustainable Development); Master degrees in Science (Environmental Engineering), Engineering (Technology Management), and Philosophy (Sustainable Development); and a PhD in Engineering Management. He is a Fellow of Engineering New Zealand, a member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society, and an executive committee member of The Sustainability Society. More information on his research can be found on his ORCID profile (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3769-4512), and LinkedIn profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanbrent/).
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
Joe Moeono-Kolio

Senior Climate Change Analyst

Climate Change Directorate

Capacity building specialist, Community trainer specialist, Proposal writing/Report writing, Policy, Energy policy, Project managment (planning, designing, implementation and monitoring), Training and Facilitation, Situational and Capacity Analysis , Situation Analysis, RE, CC Mitigation and Low Carbon Development, Community Consultation, Communications, Outreach, Partnerships, Capacity Building & Training of Trainers, Adaptation planning, policy, private sector, Policy Analysis, National Adaptation Planning, Carbon management (sequestration/income ..., Communication - delivery and training, including technical and scientific writing, editing, and presentations., Climate change, Climate Change Policy Specialist, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate change / adaptaion policy and strategy, Climate Risk Management

Joe is an experienced policy advisor and strategist who has worked on climate issues in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the Indo-Pacific since 206. He is currently working on the NZ Emissions Reduction Plan, National Adaptation Plan and advising on mitigation, Article 6 and International Carbon Markets for NZ's Climate Directorate.

His previous work includes providing diplomatic, strategic and technical advice for Pacific leaders at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), providing advice and designing campaign strategies for regional and international civil society organisations (incl. Greenpeace, Caritas, BOGA, Fossil Fuel Treaty), and helping clients achieve their strategic objectives through cross-sector engagement and partnerships.

Joe is a Samoan and has sound understanding of the cultural nuances required to engage with Pacific leaders and communities and has an extensive professional network among Climate professionals, civil society and community groups which enables him to work collaboratively throughout the region to achieve the objectives of his clients and Government partners.
Scott Hook

Economist

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

Climate financing specialist, Economist (cost-benefit analysis of CC), Other, Energy policy

I have considerable experience working as an economist with over 20 years experience working on a range of macro and micro economic issues for Commonwealth and State agencies in Australia and regionally in the Pacific for the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. I have extensive experience working on a range of public policy issues. I have held management roles responsible for the leadership of, and significant contributions to, development of infrastructure plans, climate change finance, disaster risk reduction, natural resource policy and legislation, regulation of markets, performance measurement and evaluation reporting frameworks, cost benefit analysis proposals and policy governance frameworks.