Steve Gawler

Steve Gawler joined ICLEI Oceania in 2008 as Director International Programs. He was based in Jakarta for the next seven years coordinating climate change and disaster risk reduction programs with cities in Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Steve established the Indonesia ICLEI Office during this time.

In July 2015, he returned to Australia to take up the position of Regional Director. Before joining ICLEI, Steve held senior management positions in Australian local governments in Victoria and South Australia for over 20 years, including seven years as CEO.

Jyoti Prasad

Jyoti is a PhD candidate at the University of the South Pacific (USP) researching Climate Change and its effects on ecosystems impacting communities' food security and livelihood. Jyoti also holds a Master of Science in Climate Change, Post Graduate Diploma in Geography, and Bachelor of Education. She has 19 years experience in teaching, of which the last 11 years have been at USP Vanuatu and Fiji Campus. 

Sharin Govender

Environmental Consultant with specialist experience in the field of climate change, energy & environmental science. Sharin’s background includes climate change mitigation policy development, project planning and the delivery of low carbon and just energy transition projects in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. She has extensive experience in actively influencing environmental planning processes; as well as institutionalizing climate action and SDG localization at an intermediate City level.