Current and Past Collaborations

  • Partnering on a review of the Foundation's climate resilience portfolio to better understand the impacts of its grant-making and craft knowledge materials that can celebrate and share those accomplishments and learning. This includes developing a series of resilience case studies.

  • Co-designed a pilot program working with local governments in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia to mainstream climate action. Including designing a climate mainstreaming curriculum and learning partnership, and serving as a coach and facilitator to Dunedin City Council.

  • Serving as Strategic Advisor on a new Resilience Accelerator program to build a pipeline of locally-led climate adaptation projects in the Pacific. Partner with donors, NGOs, and regional and national governments, as well as develop the project co-design process and relevant frameworks and tools.

  • Improving Enabling Environment for Philanthropy in the Pacific

    Partnering with colleagues across the region to advocate for more equitable and localised philanthropic giving in the Pacific.

  • Developed a new strategic engagement plan for the primary Pacific multilateral supporting Pacific Island nations on environment and climate change research and policy.

  • Partnered on development of the Foundation’s new strategic plan focused on building system readiness to incubate Indigenous-led climate and nature solutions.

  • Serving as a knowledge and learning partner for a large scale restoration initiative across Oceania. Facilitating stakeholder conversations, supporting the development of co-design goals, and advising on learning and adaptive management as the program progresses.

  • Designed several options for a new rapid response pooled fund for Indigenous organisations to access the commercial and legal advice they wato negotiate carbon credit projects on their land.

  • In partnership with EcoAdvisors, co-developed global guidance on the national government policies needed to create the enabling environment for high integrity nature markets.

  • Advised on design of Institute’s strategy, including development of executive education programs for resilience practitioners and a community of practice on resilient infrastructure.

  • Collaborated on the development of an Oceans Roadmap for New Zealand, articulating the value and potential of a more integrated national oceans policy.

  • Co-developed a risk and resilience framework to build capacity of grantees.