Unit of the NGO GERES she has been responsible for the technical coordination of
climate-related projects including designing and coordinating adaptation and mitigation projects, notably carbon projects in West Africa, Cambodia and Afghanistan. Additionally, she coordinated researches on climate finance mechanisms, such
as the suppressed demand working-group and on standardized baselines for the
CDM. Marina also contributes as technical advisor to the development and ground
implementation of LEDS and for the improvement of carbon standards.
Anna Gero is a Senior Research Consultant at the Institute for Sustainable Futures,
University of Technology Sydney. Anna’s research focuses on the intersection
between climate change adaptation, disaster risk management and development in
the Asia-Pacific region. Anna’s work includes evaluating and developing national
climate change adaptation policy and strategies and conducting participatory climate change vulnerability and capacity assessments. Anna holds degrees in atmospheric science and environmental management.
Jasmine Hyman is an Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs. She is also currently completing a doctorate at the
Yale School of Forestry and the Environment, where she seeks to identify design
principles for global climate finance schemes that promote equitable development
and social justice. Prior to her research at Yale, Jasmine helped build the Gold
Standard Foundation, a certification scheme for greenhouse gas emission reduction
projects under the Kyoto Protocol’s offset scheme and for the voluntary carbon
offset markets in the US and Australia.
Irene Karani is a Director of LTS Africa. She has over 20 years in climate change
related issues, natural resource management and rural livelihoods with communities in Africa. is highly experienced in the design, management and implementation
and evaluation of projects/programmes related to climate change adaptation, conservation and general environmental management, food security, water and sanitation, pastoralism, gender mainstreaming, capacity building, drought cycle
management, eco-tourism and poverty alleviation. Irene has very strong monitoring
and evaluation skills having worked to design project and programme M&E
systems at community, sub-national, national and regional levels.
Nyachomba Kariuki is a consultant with LTS Africa. She has over 4 years,
experience, in testing the TAMD framework in Isiolo and is highly experienced
in participatory approaches to M&E through training, analysis and documentation
of theories of change, development of indicators and assumptions at community
level.
Timo Leiter is an Advisor for adaptation to climate change at German Development Cooperation’s (GIZ) Competence Centre for Climate Change. Working with
government and non-government partners he is developing methods and
approaches to plan and implement adaptation from national to local level. His
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climate-related projects including designing and coordinating adaptation and mitigation projects, notably carbon projects in West Africa, Cambodia and Afghanistan. Additionally, she coordinated researches on climate finance mechanisms, such
as the suppressed demand working-group and on standardized baselines for the
CDM. Marina also contributes as technical advisor to the development and ground
implementation of LEDS and for the improvement of carbon standards.
Anna Gero is a Senior Research Consultant at the Institute for Sustainable Futures,
University of Technology Sydney. Anna’s research focuses on the intersection
between climate change adaptation, disaster risk management and development in
the Asia-Pacific region. Anna’s work includes evaluating and developing national
climate change adaptation policy and strategies and conducting participatory climate change vulnerability and capacity assessments. Anna holds degrees in atmospheric science and environmental management.
Jasmine Hyman is an Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs. She is also currently completing a doctorate at the
Yale School of Forestry and the Environment, where she seeks to identify design
principles for global climate finance schemes that promote equitable development
and social justice. Prior to her research at Yale, Jasmine helped build the Gold
Standard Foundation, a certification scheme for greenhouse gas emission reduction
projects under the Kyoto Protocol’s offset scheme and for the voluntary carbon
offset markets in the US and Australia.
Irene Karani is a Director of LTS Africa. She has over 20 years in climate change
related issues, natural resource management and rural livelihoods with communities in Africa. is highly experienced in the design, management and implementation
and evaluation of projects/programmes related to climate change adaptation, conservation and general environmental management, food security, water and sanitation, pastoralism, gender mainstreaming, capacity building, drought cycle
management, eco-tourism and poverty alleviation. Irene has very strong monitoring
and evaluation skills having worked to design project and programme M&E
systems at community, sub-national, national and regional levels.
Nyachomba Kariuki is a consultant with LTS Africa. She has over 4 years,
experience, in testing the TAMD framework in Isiolo and is highly experienced
in participatory approaches to M&E through training, analysis and documentation
of theories of change, development of indicators and assumptions at community
level.
Timo Leiter is an Advisor for adaptation to climate change at German Development Cooperation’s (GIZ) Competence Centre for Climate Change. Working with
government and non-government partners he is developing methods and
approaches to plan and implement adaptation from national to local level. His
346
About the Authors