Recent work

Listed below are some of the assignments on which I have worked over the past five years, and some examples of assignments I undertook prior to establishing Garama 3C Ltd in 2012. For a more complete list, download my CV, or view the assignments I have undertaken in my role as Director of Garama.

Support to national governments for development of National Adaptation Plans (2024), with the NAP Global Network, starting with Suriname (via Garama).

Monitoring, review and learning (MRL) framework to support Jordan’s NAP: development of an MRL system to support the implementation of Jordan’s National Adaptation Plan, track adaptaton results, and align with SDG and global adaptation reporting, with the World Bank.

Training for adaptation start-ups in the Global South (2023-2024): development of webinars on the development of business models to support adaptation and resilience, for adaptation start-ups in Africa, Asia and Latin America, for Climate-KIC (via Garama).

MEL for NAP Toolkit (2023), with IISD – contribution to development and publication of toolkit to support monitoring, evaluation and learning for National Adaptation Plans (via Garama).

Review of ODA support for local adaptation governance (2022-2023), for OECD Climate Change Adaptation Governance group, based on diverse evidence from program evaluations, meta-evaluations, analysis of global databases, and interviews with stakeholders (via Garama).

Adaptation Gap Report 2022: Lead author on Chapter 5: Effectiveness of adaptation (via Garama).

Rethinking climate-security narratives (2022): lead author on advisory paper critically examining climate-security narratives and proposing more nuanced approaches for integrating adaptation and disaster risk management, with ODI on behalf of GIZ.

MEL for sustainable development (2021 – 2022): development and testing of principles and guidance for integrating climate change into the evaluation of sustainable development initiatives, with IIED.

Climate risk assessment for the Sahel G5 countries (2021-2022): coordination of chapter on complex climate risks, based on assessment of socio-economic trends, livelihoods and vulnerabilities, and new climate data, with UK Met Office, for ODI and FCDO. Download the report.

Adaptation Gap Report 2021: Lead author on Chapter 5: Global progress on adaptation implementation, with specific input on adaptation outcomes and risk reduction.

Country study of climate change action in Mauritania (2021) for the UK FCDO through South South North, involving a review of climate change policy, governance, finance and programming in Mauritania to support the British Embassy in Nouakchott.

Coordination of indicative Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (2021), to support the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara in its climate planning and diplomacy. Download the NDC and an associated briefing.

Mapping climate-conflict displacement variables & points of convergence in Galmudug, Somalia (2021) for GIST Research/International Organization for Migration (IOM), providing expert input on climate science and climate change & conflict for IOM commissioned study on links between climate change and violent conflict in Galmudug province.

Supporting North Norfolk’s climate change planning (2021), providing support to NNDC on climate change planning for net-zero and resilience transitions and public engagement.

Review of DFID’s Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF) (Jul-Nov 2020), through South South North. Distillation of learning around adaptation and resilience framing in programming, use and communication of climate information in decision-making, and programme impact.

Climate change and water evidence mapping for the MENA region, with Mott MacDonald for DFID (Jan-Jul 2020). Input on search parameters and methodology for evidence mapping app, testing of app and interrogation of research questions on climate change and water in MENA region.

Evaluation of High-Volume Transport proposals, with IMC for DFID (Apr-May 2020). Evaluation of proposals addressing climate change mitigation, adaptation, resilience and inclusion.

Shifting norms and values for transitions to net-zero. Commissioned expert review and working paper with accompanying insight briefing for Climate-KIC (Sep 2019 – Feb 2020). Identifying and linking norms, values, worldviews and ideologies associated with climate (in)action, and discussion of how these might be shifted in a pro-mitigation direction through social innovation.

Scoping for Climate and Resilience Framework (CLARE) programme, with DAI Europe for DFID (Sep 2019 – Mar 2020). High-level strategic input to scoping phase of DFID CLARE research programme, including coordination and learning across thematic scoping/review studies and technical input/facilitation for workshop in early 2020.

Screening of DFID Tanzania & Rwanda portfolios (2010 and 2012). Screening for climate change risks and opportunities, including development of simple screening tool for in-house use.

Technical Assistance to African Development Bank (2010-2012). Lead consultant on development and delivery of three training courses and supporting materials for senior Bank staff on climate change and energy, agriculture and infrastructure. Preparation of associated review to inform AfDB’s position at COP16 in Cancun, December 2010, and associated sectoral reports. With University of East Anglia.

Strategic review of climate change and migration for UNDP (2010-11). Preparation of discussion paper on climate change and migration, including development of a conceptual framework for understanding the links between the two, exploration of different categories of migration in relation to climate change, and identification of policy implications.

Climate Change Study for Red Sea – Dead Sea Water Conveyor (2010). Assessment of climate change implications for construction, design, operation and impacts of a proposed water conveyor from the Red Sea to the Dead sea, for Tractabel Engineering.

Country selection for Pilot Programme on Climate Resilience (PPCR) (2008-2009). Member of World Bank’s Expert Group to identify priority PPCR recipient countries based on assessment of climate change hazards and national level vulnerability. Methodology and country selection for MENA region, South America and Southeast Asia.

Adaptation consultant for UNDP (2005-2008). Regular consultancy for UNDP’s pioneering adaptation group with Bo Lim, including delivery of presentations on climate science and impacts at regional workshops, project development, and strategic planning input.

UNDP’s Adaptation Policy Frameworks (2001-2003). Lead author, with Neil Adger, of chapter on Assessing and Enhancing Adaptive Capacity.