David Caughey Email & Phone Number

Switzerland

Geneva, Switzerland

Developing and implementing strategies for public sector engagement in key areas including climate adaptation and resilience, circular economy, and plastic management (including Global Plastic Action Partnership).

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Supporting Canada's Ambassador for Climate Change in her global engagements.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Deputy Negotiator for G7 energy negotiations, further support on G20, IEA, UN, and climate finance files.

Varennes, Quebec, Canada

Liaise and engage with HQ, OGD, P/T and international partners, translating energy transition science into policy. Lead / contributed to ministerial briefing notes and international technical reports.

Ottawa, ON

Led the development of NRCan's medium-term planning for cross-sectoral engagement in the North (including mining, energy, forestry, science).

Various

Manage and coordinate CISDL's biodiversity law programming.Notable project: Lead Coordinator for the Biodiversity Law & Governance Day (BLGD) 2018 at the Convention on Biological Diversity CoP14 in Egypt (Nov 2018).BLGD 2018 was a 2-day sustainable development conference with 100 participants (int'l lawyers, academics, legislators, activists) on.

Waterloo, ON

Global Governance Fellow:Collaborated on a research project studying Canada’s potential to leverage international law in support of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Accord.Co-authored a briefing note based on this research which was presented to Global Affairs Canada in June 2018.

125 Sussex Dr, Ottawa, ON

PM-04: worked as desk officer for Côte D'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Cabo Verde and The Gambia.

Ottawa, Canada

Policy Research, including IUCN motion co-sponsorship and reports on market based incentives for conservation, e.g. UN programme for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (UN-REDD+) Representative for Nature Canada at UNEP roundtable consultations in Ottawa and local nature NGO workshops.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Graduated with High Distinction and Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement (11.32/12.00 GPA)Specialisations: Environmental policy, energy policy, conservation policy, disaster risk management, food politics, global governance, international political economyOther activities:Men’s Varsity Water PoloModel United Nations Society – MemberRideau.

Vimy, France

Returned to work as the Senior Guide at Vimy Ridge in summer 2015. Besides the standard tasks of guiding, also helped with the training, mentoring, and coordination of the new guides.

Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Worked as a guide with 14 other Canadian students at the Canadian National War Memorial on Vimy Ridge and the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial (both in France).

530 Hanna Road, Maberly, On k0h 2b0

Support Services Coordinator: Coordinate, supervise and mentor the camp’s 13 support staff (e.g. lifeguards, maintenance staff, rocks & ropes specialists)

530 Hanna Road, Maberly, ON K0H 2B0

Head Boatie at Camp Opemikon for summers 2011 & 2012. Resource Staff of the Year (2011).

Koforidua, Ghana

Main project:Elementary school recycling program: Connected a recycling collection agent with the local elementary schools, set up an agreement whereby the agent pays the school for recyclable goods collected by studentsI was one of seven finalists for YCI’s Global Volunteer of the Year award

Master Of Arts - Global Governance, Global Environmental Policy And Political Economy

Specialization: global environmental transitions (renewable energy, biodiversity, food systems)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Global Politics

High Distinction and Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement (11.32/12.00 GPA) Specialisations: Environmental policy, energy.