To the People of the Earth:
I want to be an Ambassador for the Climate Restoration Alliance because I see climate restoration as an important complement to mitigation and adaptation and one that needs to be connected much more strongly to climate justice. My work over nearly three decades has focused on inclusive development and climate finance, resilience, sustainability and loss and damage. This has reinforced my conviction that addressing the climate crisis cannot be limited to reducing future emissions, as we need to also restore ecological systems and protect natural assets on which climate-vulnerable communities depend.
I would bring to the Alliance a perspective shaped by both international policy and practical programme experience. I have worked with governments, multilateral institutions, development organizations and civil society, including on climate finance, country programming, results management, environmental and social safeguards, and gender equality and inclusion. I have also written and spoken internationally on climate justice (including loss and damage), advocating for a more holistic understanding of the economic and non-economic dimensions of climate impacts.
As an Ambassador, I would use my networks, strategic policy experience and thought leadership to help broaden the conversation around climate restoration, particularly by connecting restoration with climate finance, resilience, sustainable development and the needs of countries and communities most impacted by the climate crisis. I would also like to help bring restoration into mainstream policy and financing discussions, rather than treating it as a separate environmental agenda.
For me, the opportunity is ultimately about helping build a stronger bridge between climate action, ecological restoration and justice and ensuring that restoration contributes to a more resilient and equitable future.
