Working to deliver meaningful results
Tom Bui is Director of Environment at Global Affairs Canada, and represents Canada on the Global Environment Facility’s governing body, the GEF Council. In an interview, he shared what most inspires him about working at the intersection of humanitarian, economic, and environmental action, and reflected on how his childhood experience as a refugee to Canada shaped his approach to work and life.
Which constituency do you represent at the GEF Council? What is your “day job”?
Learning from shared experience for impactful climate adaptation
The Global Environment Facility brought together partner agencies and climate experts to discuss ways to increase collective ambition related to climate change adaptation. The Technical Dialogue on Enhancing Adaptation will inform the GEF’s climate change adaptation strategy in the GEF-8 period, which begins in July 2022.
Addressing the climate crisis and learning from a pulse oximeter
Chizuru Aoki leads the Global Environment Facility’s engagement with international conventions and oversees its climate change work, including through the Least Developed Countries Fund and Special Climate Change Fund. In an interview, she reflected on her career as an environmental engineer, researcher, manager, and negotiator, and shared candid insights from her family’s experience with COVID-19.
What does your role at the GEF entail?