Pauline comes from the Solomon Islands. She completed a BA in Environmental Management from the University of the South Pacific (USP), Fiji. Pauline is a Nature-based Officer under the Natural Solutions Unit. Under the fellowship program Pauline produced a policy output on “Greening and landscaping of Honiara Central Business District.”

Mr Pisopa is a Bachelor's Degree holder in Environmental Science from the National University of Samoa and has been an employee of the Government of Samoa for six years. He is currently employed as a Senior Groundwater Officer at the Ministry under the Water Resources Division in the Hydrology section.

Mr Keller Jr has an Associate of Science degree in Agriculture & Natural resource Management and is a Climate change Program Manager for the Adaptation unit under the Department of Environment, Climate change & Emergency Management.

Terikano has a degree on BA Environmental Management and is a Climate change planning officer at the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development (MELAD) in South Tarawa, Kiribati. She’s passionate about nature-based solutions as an adaptation response to climate impacts.

Erick is a Policy and Planning Officer from the island nation of Vanuatu, often considered as one of the most vulnerable countries to natural disaster and impacts of climate change. He has a Bachelor Degree in Environmental Science and a post graduate certificate in ridge-to-reef sustainable development.

Annie has a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of PNG and joined the Department of National Planning and Monitoring in 2018 under the Development Cooperation and Management Division specifically coordinating Asian Development Bank (ADB) projects in-country.

With a Bachelors degree in science (Marine Biology), Joy is a Projects Officer under the Adaptation and Projects Division. Her current role as a civil servant involves coordinating development projects between different stakeholders, including government agencies, CBO’s, NGO’s, development partners and donors, both at National and subnational levels for PNG.

Moira joined the Ozone Depleting Substances unit in 2017 as a project assistant overlooking financial matters of the related projects. She has extensive knowledge in finance and environmental project management and implementation. Her role provides her with opportunities to network with relevant stakeholders, expanding on her experience and professional network.

Kieren is a PhD candidate in Environmental Science, Policy, & Management at University of California, Berkeley. Their research interests lie at the intersections of environmental justice, climate change adaptation, and military colonialism. Kieren primarily investigates these issues as they materialize among Pacific Islander and Asian American diaspora communities,

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Dr Andrew Swales is a Principal Scientist in NIWA’s Coastal and Estuarine Physical Processes Group. His research focuses on sedimentary processes, coastal-wetland evolution and resilience to sea level rise, and sediment-source tracing for integrated catchment-estuary management. Andrew also leads the coastal wetland strand of the Future Coasts Aotearoa research programme.