Robert Kay Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

319Climate is a boutique consulting and innovation dedicated to accelerating the transition to a low carbon, climate resilient and equitable future. Our services are tailored to maximise our impact on the climate crises. We aim to deploy our skills, experience, expertise and extensive network to affect change through: - Adaptive Pathways- Climate-Risk-Management- Climate Strategy- Climate Financing- Climate Coaching - Climate Innovation

Sippy Downs, Queensland, Au

The Sustainability Research Centre, our goal is to help regions transition towards sustainability. Our collaborative, transdisciplinary approach is focused on understanding the relationships between people, place and change, and is broadly aligned with the fields of human geography and environmental management. My role with the Centre is to help shape research programs on climate change adaptation and connect leading-edge research with practical decision making.

London, London, Gb

My role is to empower clients to embrace the transition to an equitable, resilient, low carbon future. Leading the Americas Climate and Sustainability Services portfolio brings the focus of Arup's decades of experience innovating in sustainable design and engineering. Accelerating the climate transition needs creative design thinkers, community-embedded planners and skilled multi-disciplinary engineering skills. It's my job to demonstrate how practical climate-action can benefit clients, communities and the planet.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Empowering climate change insights that drawing from ICF's 40+ years of experience across 100+ countries. The ICF Climate Center will generate science-based research and practice-driven perspectives that not only offer a better understanding of climate change, but also help organizations foster and accelerate innovation, and establish clear, practical pathways forward.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Working in the ICF Climate Change team I helped support decision makers in California and internally understand the risks posed by climate change, develop adaptation solutions and support deep decarbonization pathways.Based in Los Angeles I'm able to bring my international experience on Californian climate change challenges and in doing so help share these experiences with international clients.

ContentPlus is a multi-disciplined professional services company that delivers solutions to transform business through innovation and exceptional strategy. We specialise in business improvement through project management, technology and communication services. Based in Perth, Western Australia, ContentPlus offers its independent quality services nationally and internationally to clients in industry, government and private sectors.Our philosophy is based on bringing simplicity of form to seemingly complex problems. Our company brings together or provides individually: content + people + systems + governance.Our team comprises senior experienced professionals from the Project Management, Communication and ICT areas. Our people are motivated, passionate and highly professional individuals who become great assets to our clients.

Founded and grew AdaptiveFutures a niche consulting services company that empowered clients to proactively manage climate change risks and develop effective adaptation strategies.Projects included:• Asian Development Bank – consultancy as a Senior Climate Change Adaptation specialist reviewing advice and guidance for the management of the ADB-GEF portfolio. Support for selection and design of adaptation interventions and adaptation implementation.• NAP-GSP National Adaptation Plan – Global Support Program adaptation expertise and facilitation to design and implement two key four day regional workshops.• Asian Development Bank – consultancy with the Pacific Department to develop and implement a climate risk assessment and climate proofing process.• UNDP – Team Leader, National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA) II Implementation Project: Effective and Responsive Island-level Governance to Secure and Diversify Climate Resilient Marine-based Coastal Livelihoods and Enhance Climate Hazard Response Capacity• USAID (through AECOM), Pacific Climate Change Capacity Building Expert, with an emphasis on Climate Change Adaptation Financing• Australian National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) – support to develop series of Climate Change Adaptation Policy dialogue workshops around Australia• Second Edition. Training Materials on V&A Assessment, Consultative Group of Experts & UNFCCC Secretariat. Including design and facilitation of Hands-on Training session, Nairobi, Kenya.• United Nations Environment Program. Stocktake Review and Operational Guidance on Ecosystems-based Adaptation (EBA) Tools, Cost-benefits and Effectiveness.

Coastal Zone Management Pty Ltd (CZM) provided technical expertise and management consultancy for effective climate change adaptation.The firm helped clients sustainably manage change of global coastlines and inland areas.CZM provided a team of highly experienced professionals who specialised in: * climate change and sea level rise vulnerability and adaptation assessment * climate change capacity building * institutional analysis, policy and planning.Projects range from local-scale projects such as adaptation planning for Local Governments to providing global analysis for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Based in Perth Western Australia, we worked with clients nationally, in the Asia-Pacific region and around the globe to provide an outstanding level of service to our clients and the community. A flagship initiative from 2007-2009 was support of the Kiribati Adaptation Project (KAP Phase II) that built capacity through a co-developed climate change risk assessment process. My role culminated in presentation to the UNFCCC CoP 15 in Copenhagen.

As a Freelance Sole Trader, I provided project and program management services to a range of government and private clients. Projects included IT program management roles and environmental consulting.

Perth, Au

As Branch Manager in the Maritime Division I lead a team of 30+ staff to providing technical and managerial advice on oceanographic information management, maritime transport, port planning, small boating facilities and coastal engineering works. The role included key leadership positions:▪ Key Member of the Transformations Strategic Information Management Team▪ Concept creator and project manager of the first integrated Western Australian Government website – the Coastal Data Centre.▪ Chair, Western Australian Land Information System (WALIS) Marine Data Committee.▪ Project Coordinator, Western Australian Coastal Atlas.

Perth, Western Australia, Au

I coordinated the State's coastal zone management programme, including preparation of coastal planning and management policies, guidelines and manuals. This included managing a small team responsible for the provision of expert advice on coastal residential, tourist, canal estate, marina and industrial developments and preparing coastal management plans (various scales). For my sins, i was also responsible for coordinating liaison between the State and Commonwealth (national) and local governments on coastal zone management issues

Freelance climate change research consultant. Clients included:▪ University of Western Australia.▪ Ford Foundation and UK Overseas Assistance Bureau.▪ Australian Commonwealth Government.▪ University of Waikato, Tauranga District Council and Bay of Plenty Regional Council.▪ New Zealand Department of Conservation.▪ South Pacific Regional Environment Programme.▪ University of East Anglia, England.

London, Gb

The theory and practice of the nexus between integrated coastal zone management and sea-level rise adaptation planning were studied in universities and government departments in Australian and New Zealand including: University of Western Australia, Government of South Australia, James Cook University, New Zealand Government (Wellington), University of Waikato.

Norwich, Norfolk, Gb

I coordinated a sea-level rise assessment of the UK coastline . The project produced the first comprehensive view of coastal flood and erosion risk. The project provided the impetus for early policy reform to enact management controls on eroding coastlines.

Norwich, Norfolk, Gb

Project coordinator and sub-team leader of one of the first projects to asses the possible future impacts of the climate change and sea-level rise on the UK coast. The project included field-based assessment, desktop analysis and extensive consultation. A key outcome of the project was the first nation-wide coastal flood and erosion risk maps and subsequent policy reform of management controls on eroding coastlines.

Associate Diploma In Spanish - Partial Coursework, Spanish Language And Literature

Phd, Environmental Science

Bsc (Hons), Geology