Graeme Reed Email & Phone Number

Canada

Canada

Promoted to Strategic Advisor level to cultivate linkages between sectors (Environment, Lands, and Water), mentor junior directors, and provide strategic advice to – and act for – Senior Director.

Ottawa

Supported Senior Director, Directors, and relevant Senior Executives. Advised federal, provincial, and territorial Ministers, Senators, and senior officials on technical and policy priorities to ensure First Nations rights are mainstreamed within domestic and international files. Led the collaborative organization of national meetings, such as the AFN National Climate Gathering (2020 & 2022), and international meetings, such as the Climate Action Summit in New York (2019) Drafted concise briefing notes, detailed parliamentary submissions, and position papers, including the AFN National Climate Strategy and First Nations Climate Lens.Represented AFN at multiple Parliamentary Committees, in several expert-level advisory bodies and at international meetings since 2017, such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)Co-Chair - Thriving Natural Environment Expert Advisory TableMember - Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Results

Supported First Nations leadership and technicians on domestic and international climate policy, clean energy, and impact assessment.Member - Multi-Interest Advisory Committee (CEAA Review)Member - Assessment Advisory Committee, Canada's National Climate AssessmentRepresented AFN in the development of the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, including in the advocacy and implementation of the Joint Committee on Climate Action – a senior bilateral table between First Nations and senior federal officials

University of Guelph (2021): UNIV 1200: Indigenizing climate action: an introductory inquiry into Indigenous Peoples and the climate crisis. Carleton University (2020): INDG 3000: Indigenous Governance• Guest Lecturer 2019 - presentGuest Lecturer (2019 - present): University of Waterloo (GEOG 678), University of Guelph (RPD 6380, RPD 6220, RPD 6310, UNIV 2200, IES 1010), Carleton University (INDG 3015), Alder University (MPPA 530), University of Notre Dame Western Australia.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Your Energy Future Fellow - Public Policy Forum

Toronto, Canada Area

Supported the recruitment, selection, preparation, and support of qualified teachers in First Nations communities in Northern Ontario, in order to make educational outcomes more equal.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Collaboratively designed, planned, and wrote a project proposal for the Youth Skills Connection Grant from the Government of Ontario for $1.5 million, to equip Ontario youth with the skills and training necessary to transition from unemployment to high-paying hospitality jobs.

Montreal

Designed and conducted a case study analysis of the Salon 1861, in the Quartier d’Innovation, under the supervision of Professor Emmanuelle Vaast and Professor Ruthanne Huising

Wrote and coordinated a multi-stakeholder collaborative paper outlining a conceptual framework for the identification of inter-institutional pitfalls between formal and informal nature resource governance institutions. Organized a collaborative WriteShop for all 10 co-authors to come together and share ideas.

Conducted geoengineering governance, environmental assessment, and Duty to Consult research under Dr. Neil Craik

Thies, Senegal

• Designed, managed, and implemented an Environmental Project with a budget of over $10000 (US)• Conducted over 85 key-informant interviews to establish an environmental baseline• Equipped AUMN with an environmental strategy, including the creation and implementation of an Environmental Commission and an Environmental Screening Document• Facilitated the creation of an Environmental Plan of Action• Coordinated the creation of Action Environmental des Niayes, a platform designed to harmonize and facilitate inter-organisational communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing• Organized 4 training sessions targeted at combatting environmental threats• Led an Environmental Roundtable with over 50 participants

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Rural Studies

Thesis: Indigenous Climate Futures: Alternative visions for nature-based climate solutions

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Renewable Resources

Bachelor Of Environmental Studies (B.Es), International Development. Double Minor In French And Environmental Resource Studies

Activities and Societies: Student's Association of International Development, Environment's Student Society, UWSP Eco Eats

Diploma, Environmental Assessment