Peter Hayes

Country Director/Team Leader , Inter-Cultural Development Innovations (IDI)

Vancouver, Canada

High-performing global low-carbon/net-zero, green/blue economy, climate-resilience & M-SME visionary - with extensive environmental/climate policy formulation, climate impact & carbon dev't nexus, IWRM/infrastructure resilience expertise, & inter-agency PPP building across LAC, CARICOM, APAC, Africa, MENA, EU, N. America. Leveraged/managed US$470Mn. in creative co-financing for 91 countries.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Director, CEO, COP, President
  • Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
  • Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
  • Government, Governance, Reforms
  • Infrastructure, Technology, Engineering, Science
Professional Experience:

I am a high-performing and client-facing global low-carbon/net-zero, green/blue economy, climate-resilience & human health, and M-SME development visionary - with extensive envi-ronmental/climate policy formulation, climate impact and carbon development nexus, IWM resilience and carbon advisory service expertise, and inter-agency public-private partnership building across APAC, LAC, CARICOM, Africa, MENA, EU, and N. America regions.

Stellar Resource Mobilization: Under my strategic thought leadership, I have lever-aged/managed US$470+ Mn. in creative grant, commercial, IFI concessional loan, government, corporate, & E-NGO co-financing for 91 countries; and their transformational ESG investments.

Extensive Global Networking
1. Multilateral Development Banks: Asian Dev’t Bank (ADB) – APAC; World Bank Group – Andes/Bhutan; Inter-American Dev’t Bank – Mesoamerica; European Bank for Reconstruc-tion & Development (EBRD) – UK; and International Finance Corporation (IFC) – Tajiki-stan.
2. Inter-Governmental Institutions: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); Asso-ciation of Small Island States (AOSIS); EU Commission (DG Grow, DG INTPA, DG Clima, DG Enviro); USAID; Organisation for American States (OAS); OECD.
3. UN Dependencies: World Health Organization (WHO); UNFAO; UNDP; UNEP; UNESCO; UNFCCC..
4. Global Financing Facilities: EU Commission; Green Climate Fund (GCF); Adaptation Fund (AF); Global Environment Facility (GEF/SCCF/CIF); Japan Special Fund.

Diverse Sectoral Expertise: I am well-versed in: (i) climate-resilient critical infrastructure & integrated coastal zone management/fisheries; (ii) net-zero decarbonisation, M-SME circular economy, renewable energy (wind/solar/geothermal/hydrogen/hydropower), cleantech investment identification & financing; (iii) AFOLU carbon foot printing and food security; (iv) Nature-based biodiversity adaptation design, including green (land) & blue (marine/coastal) economy investment innovation; (v) corporate/institutional climate & environmental safeguards, & just transition policy; (vi) Vulnerability & Risk Assessments (VRAs); Portfolio at Risk Assessments; and, (vii) SDG, Paris Agreement & Sendai compliance.

Environmental Professional Certifications (EP): EP - Energy; EP - Natural Resource Mgmt; and EP – Env. Sustainability (EP); GHG Verification Training ISO 14064/14065.

Given the UN’s Code Red for Humanity Declaration, I can strategically assist host government, civil society, IFI, and corporate partners to: boldly accelerate scalable green/blue economy, nature-based climate/disaster-resilient critical policies, and circular & low carbon, and democratic governance practices and investments, for a just transition.

Education:

• Masters (MA), International Development Studies - Specialization: Climate Change
St. Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada – 2003 (GPA 3.9)
• BA (Mass/Organizational Communications, Cum Laude)
Université d'Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – 1986 (GPA 3.9)

Affiliations and Achievements:

• 2021: Partnership Instrument Monitoring System (PIMS), KPIs and Logframe Management, EU
• 2011: VP Knowledge Management & Sustainable Development – Teamwork & Multidisciplinary Approaches Award, Asian Development Bank, Manila Philippines
• 2008-2011: Anti-corruption and integrity training, UNITAR (ADB, Manila Philippines)
• 2006: Prof. Certificate, GHG Verification Training ISO 14064/14065, Env’t Canada, Ottawa
• Board Member (VP), Terre Des Hommes Canada

Available for:

  • Consulting assignments
  • Job opportunities
  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

Years of Experience:

More than 20 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, French, Spanish

Nationality:

Canada , United Kingdom

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LinkedIn Profile:

www.linkedin.com/in/idihayes