About
Climate change and development consultant
Hau Meni & Associates
ingvar@haumeni.com
Summary
I am a highly experienced climate change and development consultant with extensive experience in the Pacific region working with national and sub-national governments, NGOs and Red Cross Societies. I have designed, managed and evaluated climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction projects in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Timor-Leste. Some project I have recently been involved in include: (i) Development of an activity design document (ADD) on ocean acidification in the Pacific (funded by NZ MFAT and implemented by SPREP); (ii) Review of sanitation and water services in informal settlements in Melanesia (commissioned by the World Bank); (iii) Evaluation of the Vanuatu Humanitarian Team (Oxfam); (iv) Design of marine ecosystem based community based adaptation project in Nissan district, Bougainville, PNG (CARE International); (v) Evaluation of the project "Supporting Community Planning for a More Resilient Vanuatu" (French Red Cross and Vanuatu Red Cross Society)
Qualifications
Degree: PhD Period: 1996-2001 Status: Completed Education institution: Murdoch University Country: Australia
Degree: Master of Tropical Environmental Management Period: 2011-2013 Status: Completed Education institution: Charles Darwin University Country: Australia
Degree: BA (1st Class Honors) Politics, Philosophy and Sociology Period: 1990-1994 Status: Completed Education institution: Murdoch University Country: Australia
Professional society: Australasian Evaluation Society Period: 2012 to present
Language: Tetun Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average Understanding: Average
Language: Bislama Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average Understanding: Average
Degree: Master of Tropical Environmental Management Period: 2011-2013 Status: Completed Education institution: Charles Darwin University Country: Australia
Degree: BA (1st Class Honors) Politics, Philosophy and Sociology Period: 1990-1994 Status: Completed Education institution: Murdoch University Country: Australia
Professional society: Australasian Evaluation Society Period: 2012 to present
Language: Tetun Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average Understanding: Average
Language: Bislama Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average Understanding: Average
Work Experience
Area of expertise: Gender mainstreaming Experience: 24
Area of expertise: M & E specialist Experience: 60
Area of expertise: Community development specialist Experience: 85
Area of expertise: Proposal writing/Report writing Experience: 85
Area of expertise: Capacity building specialist Experience: 86
Area of expertise: Environmental and social safeguards specialist Experience: 48
Employment date: Mon, 01/11/2010 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Hau Meni & Associates Position: Principal Consultant Location: Timor-Leste Projects: Project date: Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/03/2015 - 12:00 Location: Solomon Islands; Vanuatu; Fiji Position: Melanesia WASH Specialist Title: Review of Sanitation and Water Services in Informal Settlements in Melanesia Project date: Wed, 01/04/2015 - 12:00 Location: Samoa Position: Project Design Consultant Title: Ocean Acidification in the Pacific Description: Develop activity design document (ADD) for NZ MFAT for SPREP implemented project researching, monitoring and adapting to the impacts of ocean acidification in the Pacific Project date: Thu, 01/01/2015 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/03/2015 - 12:00 Location: PNG Position: Climate Change Consultant Title: Community based adaptation to climate change Project date: Mon, 01/09/2014 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 Location: Vanuatu Position: Evaluation Consultant Title: Vanuatu Humanitarian Team Description: Led external evaluation of the Oxfam managed, EU funded, Vanuatu Humanitarian Team Project date: Fri, 01/11/2013 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/12/2014 - 12:00 Location: Vanuatu Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Title: Strengthening Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific Project date: Sun, 01/06/2014 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/07/2014 - 12:00 Location: PNG Position: Project Design Consultant Title: Community based adaptation to climate change - marine extension Project date: Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/02/2014 - 12:00 Location: Vanuatu Position: Proposal Development Consultant Title: Together Becoming Resilient: a multi-hazard approach to Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific” Project date: Fri, 01/11/2013 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 Location: Vanuatu Position: Evaluation Consultant Title: Supporting Community Planning for a More Resilient Vanuatu Project date: Sat, 01/01/2011 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/05/2012 - 12:00 Location: Papua New Guinea Position: Design Team Leader Title: Climate resilient food and water security project
Employment date: Sat, 01/09/2012 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/06/2013 - 12:00 Current: No Company: CARE Australia Position: Program Director Location: Vanuatu
Employment date: Thu, 01/08/2002 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/10/2010 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Caritas Australia Position: Senior Program Coordinator Location: Australia
Project name: Timor-Leste Community Policing Programme Client: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs Project period: Sun, 01/03/2015 - 12:00 Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Location: Timor-Leste Deliverables Methodology Draft Activity Design Document Process Report Final Activity Design Document
Project name: Development of an Ocean Acidification Activity Design Document Client: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs Project period: Wed, 01/04/2015 - 12:00 Position: Activity Design Consultant Location: Samoa Deliverables Methodology Progress Report Draft ADD Final ADD
Project name: Community Based Adaptation Client: CARE Australia Project period: Thu, 01/01/2015 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/03/2015 - 12:00 Position: Climate Change Consultant Location: Vanuatu Deliverables Draft PACAM proposal PNG project briefs process report
Project name: Strengthening Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific Client: Asian Development Bank Project period: Fri, 01/11/2013 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/12/2014 - 12:00 Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Location: Vanuatu Deliverables List of Data Units by Priority to be Contained in the M&E System Indicating Those Aligned to CTI M&E Indicators National Capacity Assessment Report and Capacity Building Plan National CTI M&E Manual of Operation Report on the Training on the Use of M&E Manual
Project name: Vanuatu Humanitarian Team Client: Oxfam Project period: Mon, 01/09/2014 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 Position: Evaluation Consultant Location: Vanuatu Deliverables Methodology Draft Evaluation Report Final Evaluation Report
Project name: Community based adaptation - marine extension Client: CARE International in PNG Project period: Sun, 01/06/2014 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/08/2014 - 12:00 Position: Program Design Consultant Location: PNG Deliverables Draft PACAM proposal Process Report Final PACAM Proposal
Project name: Review of Sanitation and Water Services in Informal Settlements in Vanuatu Client: World Bank Project period: Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/03/2015 - 12:00 Position: Melanesia WASH Specialist Location: Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji Deliverables Methodology Country reports Consolidated Report
Project name: Together Becoming Resilient: a multi-hazard approach to Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific Client: French Red Cross Project period: Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/02/2014 - 12:00 Position: Proposal Development Consultant Location: Vanuatu (Malampa Province) Deliverables Lessons Learned Workshop; Field trip report; Project proposal (USAID/OFDA format)
Project name: Supporting Community Planning for a More Resilient Vanuatu Client: French Red Cross Project period: Fri, 01/11/2013 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 Position: Evaluation Consultant Location: Vanuatu (Torba Province) Deliverables Evaluation Report; Lesssons Learned Workshop
Project name: Community based adaptation to climate change in Nissan District Client: CARE Australia Project period: Tue, 01/11/2011 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/05/2012 - 12:00 Position: Design Team Leader Location: Bougainville, PNG Deliverables AusAID concept note; Design Document; Process Report
Project name: Integrated Pest Management for small farmers Client: Caritas Australia Project period: Sun, 01/05/2011 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/06/2011 - 12:00 Position: Evaluation Consultant Location: Nepal Deliverables Evaluation Report
Project name: Community based DRR and CCA Client: Caritas Australia Project period: Mon, 01/11/2010 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/04/2011 - 12:00 Position: DRR Advisor Location: Asia-Pacific Deliverables DRR/DRM concept notes for submission to AusAID as part of Humanitarian Partnership Agreements
Area of expertise: M & E specialist Experience: 60
Area of expertise: Community development specialist Experience: 85
Area of expertise: Proposal writing/Report writing Experience: 85
Area of expertise: Capacity building specialist Experience: 86
Area of expertise: Environmental and social safeguards specialist Experience: 48
Employment date: Mon, 01/11/2010 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Hau Meni & Associates Position: Principal Consultant Location: Timor-Leste Projects: Project date: Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/03/2015 - 12:00 Location: Solomon Islands; Vanuatu; Fiji Position: Melanesia WASH Specialist Title: Review of Sanitation and Water Services in Informal Settlements in Melanesia Project date: Wed, 01/04/2015 - 12:00 Location: Samoa Position: Project Design Consultant Title: Ocean Acidification in the Pacific Description: Develop activity design document (ADD) for NZ MFAT for SPREP implemented project researching, monitoring and adapting to the impacts of ocean acidification in the Pacific Project date: Thu, 01/01/2015 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/03/2015 - 12:00 Location: PNG Position: Climate Change Consultant Title: Community based adaptation to climate change Project date: Mon, 01/09/2014 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 Location: Vanuatu Position: Evaluation Consultant Title: Vanuatu Humanitarian Team Description: Led external evaluation of the Oxfam managed, EU funded, Vanuatu Humanitarian Team Project date: Fri, 01/11/2013 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/12/2014 - 12:00 Location: Vanuatu Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Title: Strengthening Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific Project date: Sun, 01/06/2014 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/07/2014 - 12:00 Location: PNG Position: Project Design Consultant Title: Community based adaptation to climate change - marine extension Project date: Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/02/2014 - 12:00 Location: Vanuatu Position: Proposal Development Consultant Title: Together Becoming Resilient: a multi-hazard approach to Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific” Project date: Fri, 01/11/2013 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 Location: Vanuatu Position: Evaluation Consultant Title: Supporting Community Planning for a More Resilient Vanuatu Project date: Sat, 01/01/2011 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/05/2012 - 12:00 Location: Papua New Guinea Position: Design Team Leader Title: Climate resilient food and water security project
Employment date: Sat, 01/09/2012 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/06/2013 - 12:00 Current: No Company: CARE Australia Position: Program Director Location: Vanuatu
Employment date: Thu, 01/08/2002 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/10/2010 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Caritas Australia Position: Senior Program Coordinator Location: Australia
Project name: Timor-Leste Community Policing Programme Client: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs Project period: Sun, 01/03/2015 - 12:00 Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Location: Timor-Leste Deliverables Methodology Draft Activity Design Document Process Report Final Activity Design Document
Project name: Development of an Ocean Acidification Activity Design Document Client: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs Project period: Wed, 01/04/2015 - 12:00 Position: Activity Design Consultant Location: Samoa Deliverables Methodology Progress Report Draft ADD Final ADD
Project name: Community Based Adaptation Client: CARE Australia Project period: Thu, 01/01/2015 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/03/2015 - 12:00 Position: Climate Change Consultant Location: Vanuatu Deliverables Draft PACAM proposal PNG project briefs process report
Project name: Strengthening Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific Client: Asian Development Bank Project period: Fri, 01/11/2013 - 12:00 - Mon, 01/12/2014 - 12:00 Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Location: Vanuatu Deliverables List of Data Units by Priority to be Contained in the M&E System Indicating Those Aligned to CTI M&E Indicators National Capacity Assessment Report and Capacity Building Plan National CTI M&E Manual of Operation Report on the Training on the Use of M&E Manual
Project name: Vanuatu Humanitarian Team Client: Oxfam Project period: Mon, 01/09/2014 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 Position: Evaluation Consultant Location: Vanuatu Deliverables Methodology Draft Evaluation Report Final Evaluation Report
Project name: Community based adaptation - marine extension Client: CARE International in PNG Project period: Sun, 01/06/2014 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/08/2014 - 12:00 Position: Program Design Consultant Location: PNG Deliverables Draft PACAM proposal Process Report Final PACAM Proposal
Project name: Review of Sanitation and Water Services in Informal Settlements in Vanuatu Client: World Bank Project period: Wed, 01/10/2014 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/03/2015 - 12:00 Position: Melanesia WASH Specialist Location: Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji Deliverables Methodology Country reports Consolidated Report
Project name: Together Becoming Resilient: a multi-hazard approach to Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific Client: French Red Cross Project period: Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/02/2014 - 12:00 Position: Proposal Development Consultant Location: Vanuatu (Malampa Province) Deliverables Lessons Learned Workshop; Field trip report; Project proposal (USAID/OFDA format)
Project name: Supporting Community Planning for a More Resilient Vanuatu Client: French Red Cross Project period: Fri, 01/11/2013 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 Position: Evaluation Consultant Location: Vanuatu (Torba Province) Deliverables Evaluation Report; Lesssons Learned Workshop
Project name: Community based adaptation to climate change in Nissan District Client: CARE Australia Project period: Tue, 01/11/2011 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/05/2012 - 12:00 Position: Design Team Leader Location: Bougainville, PNG Deliverables AusAID concept note; Design Document; Process Report
Project name: Integrated Pest Management for small farmers Client: Caritas Australia Project period: Sun, 01/05/2011 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/06/2011 - 12:00 Position: Evaluation Consultant Location: Nepal Deliverables Evaluation Report
Project name: Community based DRR and CCA Client: Caritas Australia Project period: Mon, 01/11/2010 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/04/2011 - 12:00 Position: DRR Advisor Location: Asia-Pacific Deliverables DRR/DRM concept notes for submission to AusAID as part of Humanitarian Partnership Agreements