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Shankar Neeraj

Adaptation and Loss and Damage Consultant

Climate Finance, M & E specialist, Disaster Relief/Management specialist, Proposal writing/Report writing, Project and Programme Design, Preparation, Implementation and Evaluation, Experience in a range of climate change issues and areas, gained through my experince as CEO of SPREP and other past work., Early Warning Systems, Programme Management, Project managment (planning, designing, implementation and monitoring), Strategic Planning in Meteorology and Tropical Cyclone Warning Systems , Situational and Capacity Analysis , Situation Analysis, Risk Assessment, DRR, and Resiliency Planning, Resilience, Quantitative Risk Analysis and Cost-benefit-analysis of Adaptation Options, Adaptation planning, vulnerability asses, Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment, Policy Analysis, People Centred Early Warning Systems (Recent), CCA, DRR, Assessment of climate knowledge (IPCC), Climate services development, Climate Change Policy Specialist, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate change / adaptaion policy and strategy, Climate Risk Management

Dr. Neeraj Shankar is an experienced professional with a strong track record in the design, delivery and review of climate adaptation, Loss and Damage (L&D), and disaster management projects across the Pacific and other climate-vulnerable regions. Brings deep expertise in strategy development, policy review, climate risk governance, and institutional capacity strengthening for national governments, regional organisations, and development partners.

Notable work includes supporting the co-development of four L&D projects under New Zealand MFAT’s Addressing Climate Change Loss and Damage Programme, designing and implementing early warning systems, conducting climate and disaster risk assessments, and preparing national Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) status reports. Also offers specialised experience in Non-Economic Loss and Damage (NELD), including protection of cultural heritage, intergenerational knowledge, human mobility impacts, and social cohesion.

Currently developing the first Pacific-wide regional evidence base for Loss and Damage for SPREP, strengthening the foundation for future L&D programming, reporting and access to climate finance. Recognised for building strong, trust-based relationships with diverse stakeholders, government agencies, regional bodies, community networks and technical specialists, and for facilitating inclusive, culturally grounded, multi-stakeholder consultations.
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
Krishneil Narayan

Sustainable Development and Climate Change Consultant

Sustainable Future Consultancy

Climate Finance, Nationally Determined Contributions, Project Management, Capacity building specialist, Community trainer specialist, Community development specialist, Proposal writing/Report writing, Gender mainstreaming, National Communications, Projects, M&E, Project and Programme Design, Preparation, Implementation and Evaluation, Formal Education, food security, water, energy, transport, agri, energy sector reslience to climate change, Project managment (planning, designing, implementation and monitoring), Sustainable livelihoods & resilience building, Resilience, RE, CC Mitigation and Low Carbon Development, Development effectiveness, Communications, Outreach, Partnerships, Adaptation planning, Policy Analysis, Community-Based Adaptation, 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

Krishneil Narayan is the Executive Director and Principal Consultant at Sustainable Future Consultancy in Fiji.

As a development professional with 18 years of experience, he specializes in sustainability and climate policy formulation, translating the policies into activities that benefit communities and accessing climate finance for Pacific Island countries.

As an advisor, Krishneil provides his expertise in climate and disaster-resilient development project design, implementation, and evaluations to various governments, NGOs, development organizations, and the private sector.

Krishneil previously worked as a climate change negotiator at the United Nations for over a decade, prioritizing the needs of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and contributing to the adoption of the 2013 Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage, as well as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015.

Previous clients have included: Oxfam Australia, Bread for the World (Germany), Pacific Islands Climate Action Network, UNDP, UN Environment, the Pacific Community (SPC), UK Government (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), New Zealand Government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade), Fiji Government (Ministry of Women), International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
Richard Crichton

Sustainability Expert

Gender mainstreaming, Human rights mainstreaming, food security, water, energy, transport, agri, Environmental Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environment management, Programme Management, Project managment (planning, designing, implementation and monitoring), Technical Expert providing Environmental/Engineering services to Pacific Islands Countries and Territories for management of coastal and uplands natural resources and built environments., Vulnerability assessment and resilience-based management, Sustainable livelihoods & resilience building, Risk Assessment, DRR, and Resiliency Planning, Resilience, Adaptation planning, vulnerability asses, Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment, CBA, EbA, Project Management, Ecology: Research: Research Management: , Community-Based Adaptation, CCA, DRR, Coastal Management, Climate change, Climate Resilient Infrastructure Design, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate change / adaptaion policy and strategy, Climate Risk Management
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.
Shin Furuno

Specialist in Climate Change Adaptation, International Development and Environmental Policy

Independent Consultant

M & E specialist, Proposal writing/Report writing, Other, Climate Resilient Infrastructure Design, Policy Analysis, Climate Risk Management, National Adaptation Planning, Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment, Community-Based Adaptation

I am a climate change and international development professional with 9 years experience managing international climate change projects in 18 countries in the Asia-Pacific. I worked for the Australian Government for 6 years in high-level policy and program roles and served as the Regional Program Manager of the Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning (PACCSAP) Program based in Samoa during 2012-2014. I am skilled in project formulation, program management and policy analysis and specialise in climate risk management, climate resilient infrastructure design, coastal adaptation planning, national adaptation planning, policy-relevant communication, community-based adaptation and program evaluation. I thrive in multidisciplinary and multicultural team environments and have extensive experience applying integrated adaptation planning approaches in Pacific Island Countries.