New UK-supported Climate Finance Access and Absorption Officer takes up post
Tobias Bule will support the Solomon Islands government to access and deliver global climate finance for the benefit of Solomon Islanders.
From left - Deputy High Commissioner Emma Davis, Tobias Bule (centre) and High Commissioner H.E Thomas Coward posing for a group photo after their meeting.
The British High Commission in Honiara is delighted to announce its support, in partnership with the Global Green Growth Institute, for Tobias Bule to serve as Climate Finance Access and Absorption Officer.
He will serve in the Climate Finance Resilience unit at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury and the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology.
Tobias will support the government to access and deliver global climate finance for the benefit of Solomon Islanders.
The team will also help ensure that wider infrastructure projects are climate resilient through design and implementation.
The UK is committed to supporting Solomon Islands’ goal of an integrated investment that supports development and climate resilience.
The UK is one of the largest contributors to global climate finance, committing an additional $17.2 billion (£1.6 billion) to the Green Climate Fund at the last G20 meeting and has committed to providing $120 billion of climate finance overall (£11.6 billion).
British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Thomas Coward said:
We are committed to ensuring that this money benefits the Solomon Islands and the other Pacific Island nations. Tobias is one of seven officers embedded across the region to help make sure the global climate flows benefit the Pacific.
Before this new role Tobias held several senior positions at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury as well as the World Bank.
He holds numerous qualifications including a Professional Certificate in Corporate Finance, University of Columbia, USA; a Master of Business Administration, University of the South Pacific (USP), Fiji, Postgraduate Diplomas in Business, Advanced Analytical Skill and Public Policy; and a bachelor’s degree in economics and management from USP.