Daniel Yeo

An interim role developing the strategic management and organisation of the Economic Policy and Analysis Unit advising the Ethiopian Prime Minister’s Office on economic planning (industrialisation/structural transformation, investment for export growth, peer country experience, SOE reform).

Working for the Government of Ethiopia (specifically the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy) on the financing and delivery of their plans for climate resilient green growth in Ethiopia. Primary focus is supporting public and private investment in renewable power and urban water/wastewater infrastructure.

Advising the Ministry of Environment and Forest and the National Planning Commission on the integration of climate change into the next phase of the GTP (Ethiopia's national development plan); and supporting the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development to design and implement Ethiopia's national climate change fund (CRGE Facility).

Also leading GGGI Ethiopia's engagement with the New Climate Economy and the Global Commission on Climate and the Economy

• working with EDRI and the Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Construction on how to secure investments in urban development to drive growth and transformation in Ethiopia.

Within GGGI, I act as deputy country representative, co-ordinating our Ethiopia programming across our team of embedded advisers and I am the co-lead for GGGI's global water theme.

Working with 26 country teams across Africa and South Asia to build an evidence-based change agenda on water security and climate change that promotes fair sharing of water and protects the rights of the poor.

• Research into the reality of local water security and the disconnect with policy and climate finance.
• Developing WaterAid's approach to disaster resilience and response.
• Scoping the establishment of new WaterAid country programmes and members (Japan, Myanmar).
• Special Advisor to the CEO Water Mandate and contributing to technical workstreams on business/human rights and collective action.
• Delegate to the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Water Security.

6-month technical support contract in the Climate and Environment Research Team developing a new £20m programme on water security for poverty reduction, including 'Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor' (UPGro) http://upgro.org/ and 'Improving Water Security for the Poor (REACH)' http://reachwater.org.uk/

Policy development and negotiations on climate change for COP15 at Copenhagen.

Lead for international aviation and maritime emissions (including ICAO and IMO), also covering measuring, reporting and verifying (MRV) policy, including mitigation governance architecture for a global climate change deal.

Teaching skiing and snowboarding to adults and children.

Developing a new centre researching the links between climate change, human security and sustainable enterprise/corporate citizenship. Engagement and outreach.

Completed the taught component of MA Human Security in my role at ARCHS

• Sustainable enterprise
• Human security
• International perspectives on human security (at the Sustainability Institute, South Africa)
• Ecosystems and sustainable development (at the Eden Project)
• Peace and Reconciliation (with Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies)

Strategic planning, project direction, business development and technical contributions. Providing policy advice to UK government (including a review of the UK Climate Change Policy landscape) and EU (particularly on the evolution of the EU ETS

• benchmarking, extension to new sectors, MRV regulations for international transport) and developing corporate carbon management strategies.

13 week professional development course, training as a snowboard instructor. BASI and SBINZ/NZSIA snowboard training. Around 300 hours of training from top BASI and SBINZ/NZSIA trainers including movement analysis, rider development, shadowing and practice teaching.

Responsible for UK government policy on aviation and climate change, focussing on the inclusion of aviation into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme as well as ICAO negotiations. Also covering policy on international shipping emissions and the IMO MEPC negotations.

Responsible for research and developing policy to improve leadership throughout the UK Ministry of Defence, focussing on the senior Civil Service and Armed Services.

Advising DPA project teams on international relations and implications for projects. Developing policy on European defence co-operation including the integration of WEU institutions into the EU, the European Defence Agency and EU Defence Industrial Policy.

Campaign/area responsibilities: student activities, student union development, higher education, equal opportunities

Elected head and trustee of a social enterprise with 80 staff and an annual budget of £700,000. BUSU represents over 12,000 students, providing commercial and membership services, support and representation.