REnew Pacific
Environmental and social safeguards for renewable energy grants across numerous Pacific Island countries.
PEOPLE PARTNERSHIPS PROGRESS
Practical solutions
for complex decisions
and delivery challenges.
Independent advice, facilitation and strategic support for governments,
partnerships, utilities and development programs.
SERVICES
Science, advice and facilitation
across the whole life of a program.
Safeguards and environmental assessment
Environmental and social safeguards, impact assessment and grievance mechanisms.
Climate risk and resilience
Climate change risk assessment for water and transport infrastructure.
Governance and independent advice
Chairing partnerships, technical panels and program reviews.
Condition assessment and reporting
Report cards, monitoring frameworks and science synthesis.
Water quality science
Monitoring design, ecotoxicology and expert evidence.
Training and facilitation
Workshops, courses and capacity building for governments and practitioners.
SELECTED WORK
A few examples.
Wet Tropics Waterways Partnership
Bringing government, industry, science and community together around the health of the Wet Tropics’ rivers, wetlands and coast.
Darwin Harbour Integrated Report Card
The environmental, Indigenous-cultural, social and economic health of Darwin Harbour, in 2021 and 2024.
Climate Change Research Activities Synthesis
Eight stakeholder workshops across United States eco-regions to bring climate change research together.
ABOUT SIMON
An independent perspective.
A practical partner.
Dr Simon Costanzo is an environmental scientist with a PhD in marine biology and more than 30 years of work across Australia, Asia, Africa, the Americas and the Pacific.
Much of that work has involved helping governments, partnerships and development programs understand the condition of the places they manage and decide what to do next.
Simon chairs the Wet Tropics Waterways Partnership and holds an adjunct position at Griffith University. Darwinian Consulting is his independent practice, based in Brisbane.
GET IN TOUCH
What needs
to move forward?
A difficult decision, a project that needs a reset, or a conversation that needs to happen. Start with the issue in front of you.
- Emailsimon@darwinian.com.au
- LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/simon-costanzo
- Based inBrisbane, Australia