Policy in Action
I work at the boundary of research and practice in multilateral spaces—learning how institutions make (and stall) decisions and how people experience those decisions on the ground. Highlights below are written to share responsibilities and learning without disclosing non‑public details.
COP29 (UNFCCC)
Observed negotiations and side events with a focus on finance, loss‑and‑damage, and participation. Contributed field notes that later informed my dataset design and narrative coding for thesis research.
- Tracked agenda items across daily updates to connect formal texts to hallway narratives.
- Compared party and observer framings to identify recurring opposition patterns.
- Translated takeaways into reproducible tags in my analysis pipeline.
Global Center for Climate Mobility
Supported a climate mobility summit bringing together government, practitioners, and civil society. Roles spanned stakeholder coordination, materials design, and documentation of key themes for follow‑up.
- Coordinated session materials and speaker flows across tracks.
- Synthesized action points for post‑event briefs.
- Bridged insights with youth and academic partners.
BBNJ (Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction)
Followed treaty developments on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. Focused on access‑and‑benefit sharing, capacity building, and the role of scientific assessments.
- Mapped stakeholder positions across sessions to track convergence/divergence.
- Noted implementation questions that recur across ocean and climate fora.
ECOSOC Youth Forum
Participated in sessions on youth representation and climate governance pathways. Focus: connecting local needs to UN processes and identifying entry points for meaningful participation.
- Documented barriers to access and proposed low‑lift fixes for participation.
- Connected student government learnings to multilateral youth engagement.
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Systems & Competencies
Not exhaustive—just a snapshot of the places and capacities I work with most. Listed to indicate comfort navigating these spaces; details kept general.
- Processes: UNFCCC COPs; BBNJ; ECOSOC youth mechanisms; campus governance.
- Focus areas: climate finance; loss & damage; participation & representation; climate mobility; ocean governance.
- Methods: note‑taking to structured tags; agenda tracking; stakeholder mapping; synthesis for briefs.