Marlene Grundstrom Email & Phone Number

Switzerland

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Coordinating with the UN system at global, regional and national levels to advance integration of disaster risk reduction in the strategic plans and programmes throughout the UN system. - Represented UNDRR in key humanitarian and development coordination fora including Inter-Agency Standing Committee Results Group 4 on Humanitarian-Development Cooperation. Drafted the DRR chapter in the IASC Handbook for the UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator: Leadership in Humanitarian Action. - Monitored and advised UNDRR leadership on UN Development System Reform, including attending UNSDG Focal Point Calls and supporting preparation of UNDRR position ahead of SRSG or Director participation in UNSDG meetings and drafting internal papers on UNDS reform implications for UNDRR. Developed SOPs for UNDRR's engagement with the UN Development and Resident Coordinator System. - Managed partnerships with UN entities including UNEP, WHO, OCHA, IOM and UNICEF. - Led an interagency review (with UNDP, DCO, WHO and OCHA) of to which extent the UN’s response to COVID-19 was informed by an understanding of multi-hazard, interconnected risk, and coordinated the development of an interagency action plan to address key recommendations. - Led the development of a UNDRR internal strategy on Nature-Based Solutions. Co-Chair of the Partnership for Environment and DRR (PEDRR). - Developed and coordinated the UNDRR-led Scaling up DRR in Humanitarian Action initiative convening20+ UN and NGO partners, which was commended by the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement onStrengthening Anticipatory Action in Humanitarian Assistance in May 2022. Managed piloting of theinitiative with UN partners in South Sudan, Pakistan, Haiti & Bangladesh.- Developed UNDRR engagement strategy for SG’s Climate Summit 2019.

Geneva

The UN-REDD Programme (www.un-redd.org) is the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries. I advised the UN-REDD Head of Secretariat on a range of strategic and policy issues.- Successfully contributed to strengthening UN-REDD engagement in the preparations for the UNSGClimate Summit 2019 through engagement with the Executive Office of the Secretary-General Climate Action Team.- Contributed to the development of a vision paper on UN-REDD’s future beyond 2020.- Developed an internal strategy for UN-REDD to navigate UN Development System reform.- Organized internal strategic planning sessions and drafted an internal advocacy strategy

Kampala, Uganda

Coordination Specialist in the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Kampala, Uganda.- Coordinated country programming processes and products, including planning and reporting on the 950 million USD UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) - Coordinated the UN Uganda’s annual reporting on UN Country Results and SDG implementation,including through coordinating the first ever meeting of the national/UN Joint Steering Committee toprovide oversight of the UN Development Assistance Framework, chaired by the Prime Minister andUN Resident Coordinator, in 2017. - Undertook a mapping of UN agency support to SDG localisation,and provided advisory and secretariat services to a new UN SDG Working Group, which led to morecoordinated UN support to Government on SDG data, reporting and planning.- Monitored UN Development System reform and provided advice to the RC on implications for UNCTUganda.- Facilitated interagency coordination and roll-out of the UN/World Bank ReHoPE strategy supportingthe integration of refugees in national development planning.- As part of a core UN/Government team, led planning, coordination and outreach to a wide range ofpartners to prepare for the Uganda Solidarity Summit on Refugees in June 2017, co-hosted by the UNSecretary-General and President of Uganda, mobilizing USD 430 million in pledges for the refugeeresponse.

London, United Kingdom

Clients included: UNHCR, Stockholm Resilience Centre/Earth League, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Club of Rome, Transparency International, FORES, 2050 AB. - Member of the UNDP Roster of Vetted Experts for Parliamentary Development- Project Co-Manager, Earth Statement, for the Earth League (led by Prof Johan Rockström)- Writer for the Earth Negotiations Bulletin/IISD - co-author of the ENB report at the 3rd World Conference on DRR in Sendai 14-18 March 2015- Member of Practical Action Consultants Register- Program/policy support to international organizations and governments in relation to parliamentary strengthening in developing countries, particularly in the field of climate change, environment, forests & REDD- Etc

Geneva Area, Switzerland

- Contributing to the roll-out of the Global Strategy for Safe Access to Fuel and Energy in select countries - Supporting the growth and institutionalisation of energy within UNHCR- Undertaking annual programming and budgeting of the Unit's activities - Focal point for country operations in Burkina Faso, Chad and Djibouti- Supporting coordination of Renewable Energy Programme funded by IKEA

London, United Kingdom

Leading and overseeing the implementation of the GFLI. Working with legislators from 8 forested developing countries (Brazil, Colombia, DRC, Ghana, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines) to strengthen legislation and parliamentary scrutiny in support of efforts to reduce deforestation, with a particular focus on REDD+.

Port Au Prince

Liaison with UN agencies, government actors and NGO networks in Haiti and internationally. Program management including PME, advising on program quality including gender and accountability, donor reporting, proposal writing, capacity building of local partners. Thematic focus on disaster risk reduction, environmental sustainability, reforestation, climate change adaptation and mitigation, sustainable livelihoods & human rights.

Brussels

Part-time consultancy. Strategic advising on EU relations, liaison, advocacy and representation of SEI and the EC-funded Energy for All 2030 project vis-a-vis EU institutions. Policy development and research on energy access in the field of EU development policies.

Stockholm

Representing a Swedish political party in daily political coordination and negotiation of Swedish government policies and positions in the field of foreign affairs and development.

Brussels

Policy research/development on EU and International climate change and development policies. Advocacy/representation of European-wide NGO network vis-a-vis EU institutions in the run-up to COP 15, the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen in 2009.

Brussels

Policy research, advising and communications in the Environment, Climate Change and Development Committees of the European Parliament.

Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden

Media & communications, political research support to the Party Leader of the Christian Democratic Party in the 2006 national election campaign, Sweden.

Course: Leadership In Complex & Uncertain Environments

Llm International Law, International Human Rights Law

Master's Thesis: International Environmental and Human Rights Law Protection of Victims of Slow-onset Environmental Disasters

Master'S Degree, Political Science

Undergraduate Study, School Of Foreign Service

Mandarin Language

Education record