Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network Fellows

Cohort 3(2026-2027)

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John Augé (the U.S.A)

Program Manager, Australia Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Naho Chujo (Japan)

WASH Officer (Climate Change), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

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Liam Clapp (Australia)

Senior Policy Officer, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

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Kawaii Deiye (Nauru)

Project Manager, Department of Climate Change and National Resilience

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Kia Devine (Australia)

Senior Indigenous Business Officer, Supply Nation

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Noa Dumond (New Caledonia - France)

Disaster Preparedness and Response Officer, Preparedness and Response Platform for the Pacific (PIROPS – French Red Cross, Department of International Operations)

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Grace Fiavaai (New Zealand)

Journalist, Radio New Zealand

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Gibson Gala (Papua New Guinea)

Country Humanitarian Programs Manager (Disaster Management and Emergency), Save the Children

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Keith Paolo C. Landicho (Philippines)

Associate Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University

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Emma O’Hara (Australia)

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist, CARE in Timor-Leste

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Sanjay Pariya (Nepal)

Climate and Disaster Resilient Development Specialist, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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Yuto Shiozaki (Japan)

Researcher, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience

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Misa Tomono (Japan)

Junior Resident, Japan Institute for Health Security

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Varsha Velusamy (India)

Consultant Markets & Value chain, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

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Minh Phuong Vu (Australia, Vietnam)

PhD Candidate, The Australian National University

Cohort 2 (2024-2025)

Iuma Bani (Vanuatu)

Iuma Bani (Vanuatu)

Hydro-Meteorologist, Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department

Rebekah Baynard-Smith (Australia, UK)

Rebekah Baynard-Smith (Australia, UK)

Program Coordinator, Resilient Ready

Mark Daza (Philippines)

Mark Daza (Philippines)

Project and Communications Manager, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

Lina Dorovolomo (Solomon Islands)

Lina Dorovolomo (Solomon Islands)

Master Student, University of Western Australia

Franzisca Doser (New Zealand, Germany)

Franzisca Doser (New Zealand, Germany)

Emergency Management Lead, Health New Zealand

Marcolino Goncalves (Timor-Leste)

Marcolino Goncalves (Timor-Leste)

National Agrometeorology and Remote Sensing Expert, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO - UN)

Aysha Jennath (India)

Aysha Jennath (India)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Indian Institute for Human Settlements Bengaluru

Daisuke Kageyama (Japan)

Daisuke Kageyama (Japan)

Researcher, Public Works Research Institute of Japan

Natalie Kyriacou (Australia, Cyprus)

Natalie Kyriacou (Australia, Cyprus)

Director, Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife

Stephen Mchugh (the U.S.A)

Stephen Mchugh (the U.S.A)

Japan Center for International Exchange

Mercy Moraa Nyanchoga (Kenya)

Mercy Moraa Nyanchoga (Kenya)

Principal Policy Officer, Queensland Health (Queensland Government)

Sirinon Suwanmolee (Thai)

Sirinon Suwanmolee (Thai)

Invitational Lecturer, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)

Anoma Phichai Van der Veere (Netherlands, Thai)

Anoma Phichai Van der Veere (Netherlands, Thai)

Journalist, Netherlands Public Broadcasting (NOS)

Caroline Wang (Australia)

Caroline Wang (Australia)

Senior Policy Advisor, Emergency Management Branch, New South Wales Premier's Department

Miki Yamamoto (Japan)

Miki Yamamoto (Japan)

Master Student, University of Copenhagen

Cohort1 (2023-2024)

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Mere Komailevuka Bainimarama (Fiji)

Senior Environment Officer, Office of the Prime Minister

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Latika M. Bourke (Australia)

Journalist, Sydney Morning Herald

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Connie Cai Ru Gan (Malaysia)

Lecturer in Planetary Health, Griffith University

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Priestley Habru (Solomon Islands)

Ph.D Student, The University of Adelaide

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Christopher Heard (Australia)

Assistant Director, Security and Emergency Management, Department of Premier and Cabinet (Tasmania)

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Eleanor Shiori Hughes (the U.S.A)

Research Assistant, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) / Non-Resident Fellow, EconVue

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Kiriloi M. Ingram (Australia)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Charles Sturt University Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security

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Daweena Tia Motwany (Malaysia)

Policy and Research Adviser, Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education

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Nanthini Sambanthan (Singapore)

Senior Analyst, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)

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Falguni Tailor (India)

Project Manager, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Dr Kiran C Patel Centre for Sustainable Development

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Ryoya Tasai (Japan)

Programme Policy Officer, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

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Ai Tashiro (Japan)

Project lecturer, The University of Tokyo

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Merita Tuari'i (Cook Islands)

Research Fellow, Te Puna Vai Mārama Cook Islands Centre for Research

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Honami Yoshida (Japan)

Professor, Kanagawa University of Human Services

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Gabriel Scomazzon-Ward (Australia)

Senior Project Officer, Australasian Fire & Emergency Services Authorities Council (AFAC)

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