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Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Programs (Micronesia & Melanesia)

Portrait in a Farm
  • Client: Rare + regional partners

  • Role: Lead designer & social marketing specialist

  • Challenge: Communities facing climate-driven ecosystem change needed adaptive, culturally grounded solutions.

  • Approach:

    • ​Led community-based design processes across six countries

    • Integrated behavioral science (barrier removal, social diffusion, commitment devices)

    • Created local communication tools and prototypes

  • Impact:

    • Eight ecosystem-based adaptation programs successfully designed

    • Introduced HCD tools to secondary schools

    • Strengthened long-term adaptive capacity

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