Perhaps unsurprisingly considering the season, Cyclone Harold has hit the Pacific. The media, indicate that 25 people are dead in the Solomon Islands and now we are beginning to see footage of flooding in Fiji, significant damage in Vanuatu and the Cyclone coinciding with a king tide in Tonga. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/08/cyclone-h... Read this >>
Profile: Katherine Kennedy - International Consultant, Climate Change
Katherine is an International Consultant specialising in climate change, environmental peace-building, coastal and flood risk management and also the Blue Economy. She is an Environmental Scientist and holds an International MA in Conflict, Peace and Security from UNITAR. This is the UN Peace-Keeping training programme. Katherine was previously Head of Climate Change at The Commonwealth Secretariat. Also, Director of the Strategic Development Programme at the UK Marine Agency. Katherine works globally, home is in the UK.
Katherine Kennedy's COVID-19 Diary
09 Apr 2020 : Cyclone Harold
Katherine Kennedy, International Consultant, Climate Change
03 Apr 2020 : Project worries
This week I nearly Furloughed myself. I work as an International Consultant. I am the only person on the payroll of my micro-enterprise. Happily, some evaluation work came in from the European Commission. The rates are low, but I am able to keep the company going for the time being. Skyping with Associates around the World. My home office is busier... Read this >>