He is also the Solomon Islands Climate Action Network Country Node Coordinator. Previously worked as a Climate Change Adaptation Officer for Community Resilience to Climate and Disaster Risk in Solomon Islands Project (CRISP) – A World Bank and Solomon Islands Government initiative. Gareth is a climate change advocator and is one of the pioneers of the AusAID Future Climate Leaders scholarship program at USP’S PACE-SD. He has been working in the field of climate change for over 7 years.