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Unitof theNGOGERESshehasbeenresponsible for the technicalcoordinationof climate-related projects including designing and coordinating adaptation andmit- igation projects, notably carbon projects inWest Africa, Cambodia andAfghani- stan.Additionally, shecoordinatedresearchesonclimatefinancemechanisms,such as the suppressed demand working-group and on standardized baselines for the CDM.Marinaalsocontributes as technical advisor to thedevelopment andground implementation ofLEDSand for the improvement of carbon standards. AnnaGero isaSeniorResearchConsultantat theInstitute forSustainableFutures, University of Technology Sydney. Anna’s research focuses on the intersection betweenclimate change adaptation, disaster riskmanagement anddevelopment in theAsia-Pacific region.Anna’swork includes evaluating and developing national climate change adaptation policy and strategies and conducting participatory cli- mate change vulnerability and capacity assessments.Anna holds degrees in atmo- spheric science and environmentalmanagement. JasmineHyman is anEconomicAffairsOfficerat theUnitedNationsDepartment ofEconomicandSocialAffairs.She is alsocurrentlycompletingadoctorateat the Yale School of Forestry and theEnvironment, where she seeks to identify design principles for global climate finance schemes that promote equitable development and social justice. Prior to her research at Yale, Jasmine helped build the Gold StandardFoundation, acertificationschemeforgreenhousegasemission reduction projects under the Kyoto Protocol’s offset scheme and for the voluntary carbon offsetmarkets in theUSandAustralia. IreneKarani is aDirectorofLTSAfrica.Shehasover20years inclimatechange related issues, natural resourcemanagement and rural livelihoodswith communi- ties inAfrica. ishighlyexperiencedinthedesign,managementandimplementation and evaluation of projects/programmes related to climate change adaptation, con- servationandgeneral environmentalmanagement, food security,water and sanita- tion, pastoralism, gender mainstreaming, capacity building, drought cycle management,eco-tourismandpovertyalleviation. Irenehasverystrongmonitoring and evaluation skills having worked to design project and programme M&E systemsat community, sub-national, national and regional levels. Nyachomba Kariuki is a consultant with LTS Africa. She has over 4 years, experience, in testing the TAMD framework in Isiolo and is highly experienced in participatory approaches toM&E through training, analysis and documentation of theories of change, development of indicators and assumptions at community level. TimoLeiter is anAdvisor for adaptation to climate change atGermanDevelop- mentCooperation’s (GIZ)CompetenceCentre forClimateChange.Workingwith government and non-government partners he is developing methods and approaches to plan and implement adaptation from national to local level. His 346 About theAuthors