This occasional newsletter highlights events and stories about innovation in sustainable development for rural, remote and island regions. We want to change the discourse to demonstrate how islandness can be a driver for innovation.
Dr Christopher Bartlett
- Climate Diplomacy Manager, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Vanuatu Government.
About Dr Christopher Bartlett
Dr. Bartlett has been living and working in the Pacific Islands since 2002, currently as a climate and environmental expert for the Vanuatu government. His extensive work with communities, civil society, private sector and governments in the Pacific have shaped his current action research interests. These include innovative and science-based solutions and strategies for dealing with change in the Pacific, including climate change. After his PhD at James Cook University, he joined Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom’s lab at Indiana University to investigate the emergence of networks of community-based MPAs and taboos. Dr. Bartlett resides in Port Vila, Vanuatu and makes frequent consulting, speaking and training trips around the world.
