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Food, Water and Biodiversity Nexus - Community, Culture and Conservation

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Food, Water and Biodiversity Nexus
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Bealey 2

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Ms Cilun Djakiman
Research Fellow
CLARE (ClimateREEFS)

Does habitat heterogeneity predict high ecological diversity? A case study from Indonesian and Filipino coral reefs

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

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Biography

Cilun Djakiman is a research assistant on the CLARE (CLimate Adaptation & Resilience) funded ClimateREEFS project. Fiona Chong is the project co-ordinator and post-doctoral researcher the ClimateREEFS project.
Joeli Varo
Head of Discipline
USP

Exploring community-led formal planning for sustainable development in Fiji – An analysis of landowning unit (LOU) planning

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

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Dr Deepa Joshi
Gender and Social Inclusion Lead Specialist
International Water Management Institute

Digital Ethnography? Our experiences in the use of SenseMaker for understanding gendered climate vulnerabilities amongst marginalized Agrarian communities

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

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Biography

Deepa Joshi is a feminist political ecologist by training and her research analyzes shifts in water, food and environmental policies and how these restructure intersectional inequalities by gender, poverty, class, ethnicity and identity. She has experience in strengthening gender and inclusion capacity in policy, implementing and research institutions.
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Dr Deepa Joshi
Gender and Social Inclusion Lead Specialist
International Water Management Institute

Recalibrating the Tipping Point: Water Resilience & Locally Led Adaptation in Climate-Agriculture-Gender Inequality Hotspots

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

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Biography

Deepa Joshi is a feminist political ecologist by training and her research analyzes shifts in water, food and environmental policies and how these restructure intersectional inequalities by gender, poverty, class, ethnicity and identity. She has experience in strengthening gender and inclusion capacity in policy, implementing and research institutions. Giriraj Amarnath, Principal Researcher at IWMI, specializes in climate resilience and disaster risk management. With 20+ years’ experience across 25+ countries, he develops innovative climate risk management solutions aided with digital tools for climate adaptation, including drought monitoring and smart farming platforms. He leads anticipatory action programs, advancing climate-smart governance and finance for adaptation in Africa and Asia.
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Dr Mawera Karetai
Research Fellow
Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

The need for a National Food Strategy.

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

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Biography

Antony Heywood has been the CEO Vegetables NZ for the past 3 years. Defined by over 30 year working history in the horticulture supply chain, with lengthy tenure in -Carter Holt Harvey Packaging, Turners and Growers, Countdown and Golden Bay Fruit.
Michelle Sheriff
Senior Advisor
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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