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1 List of Participants Pacific Island Countries COUNTRY Participant Position Department/Ministry Contact Cook Islands Federated States of Micronesia Melinda Pierre Celine Dyer Development Programme Manager Acting Director for Climate Change Unit Ministry of Finance Office of the Prime Minister Belinda Hadley GCF National Consultant Lorna Sigrah Johnny Administrative Officer Fiji Vilimaina Dakai RBF Reserve Bank of Fiji Nauru Moses Reagan Climate Change Officer Climate Change Unit Niue Palau Branessa Tsiode Social Sector Planner Ministry of Finance Rossylynn Pulehetoa- Mitiepo Ms Charlotte Pihigia Xavier E. Matsutaro Acting Director - Niue Meteorological Service Officer Climate Change National Climate Change Coordinator Ministry of Natural Resources Ministry of Naturals Resources Rossy.Mitiepo@mail.gov.nu charlotte.pihigia@mail.gov.nu erbai.oerc@palaugov.org Papua New Guinea Jacob Ekinye jacobekinye@gmail.com Republic of Marshall Islands Jennifer debrum National Coordinator,Joint National Action Plan for DRR & CCA Office of the Chief Secretary jennifer.debrum@gmail.com

2 Samoa Ulu Bismarck Crawley CEO, MNRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Filomena Nelson ACEO, DMO Ministry of Natural Resources and Tuiolo Schuster ACEO, Corporate Service Ministry of Natural Resources and Anne Rasmussen ACEO, GEF Ministry of Natural Resources and Lavea Tupa imatuna CEO Ministry of Finance Iulai Lave Litara Taulealo ACEO, CRICU Ministry of Finance Lemauga Hobart Vaai CEO Chamber of Commerce Solomon Islands Matthew Pitavato Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Nichola Kaua Chief Planning Officer Ministry of Development Planning & Aid Coordination Tuvalu Dr. Ian Fry Ambassador for Climate Change Climate Change Policy & Disaster Mr. Fakavae Taomia (Ag) Secretary to Government Office of the Prime Minister Mr. Karlos Lee Moresi CEO & Secretary of the Tuvalu Tuvalu Trust Fund - Ministry of leemoresi_ttfsec@yahoo.com Trust Fund Finance Ms. Pepetua E Latasi Director Climate Change Policy & Disaster pepetua@gmail.com Kelena Tapa Acting Senior Budget Adviser Planning, Budget and Aid kilcykel@gmail.com Coordination Dept, Min. of Finance and Economic Development Jamie Ovia TSF Implementation Coordinator Office of the Prime Minister jammin.ovia537@gmail.com Kate Morioka Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Adviser Climate Change Policy and Disaster kate.morioka@gmail.com

3 Vanuatu Chester Takau Finance Manager, Ministry of Climate Change Shadrack Wel Director National Disaster International Organizations and Private Sector Organization Participant Position Contact Apia Insurance Company Limited Lutuiloa Vaiula Solomona CEO Asian Development Bank Arup Chatterjee Principal Financial Sector Specialist CCRIF SPC Isaac Anthony CEO Dominion Insurance Stephen Grange Client Delivery Specialist ESCAP - Pacific Iosefa Maiava Head maiavai@un.org GIZ Aholotu Palu aholotu.palu@giz.de InuRe Gabriel Manoughian Founder & Director manoughian@gmail.com Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Raymond Prasad Scott Hook Economics Adviser Economic Infrastructure Adviser raymondp@forumsec.org scotth@forumsec.org

4 Samoa Life Assurance Corporation Swiss Re Theresa Utai Vicki Mullen Assistant General Manager Finance & Administration Client Manager, Global Partnerships, Vice President The Nature Conservancy Elizabeth McLeod Climate Adaptation Scientist Willis Towers Watson SPREP David Simmons Managing Director: Capital, Science and Policy Practice Espen Ronnenberg Climate change adviser Tagaloa Cooper-Halo Climate change institutional strengthening adviser Azarel Mariner Kosi Latu COSPPac Capacity Development Officer Director General Lizbeth Cullity UNDP Resident Representative Gordon Johnson Resilience and Sustainability Team Leader Imen Meliane Climate Adaptation Specialist Michael Carr Regional Inclusive Insurance Specialist UNDP Noud Leenders Project Manager RESPAC Sofaia Waqavonovono Programme Assistant, RESPAC Yusuke Taishi Regional Technical Advisor Yvette Kerslake Programme Manager Env & CC Anne Milbank Programme Manager DRR RESPAC Frances Brown Programme Associate Ioane Iosefo Programme Associate

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