Steve Gawler

    Director: International Programs

Steve brings a wealth of skills and experience to ICLEI Oceania. He has a Master Business Administration degree and worked in local government for 20 years until he joined ICLEI in 2008. He was based in Jakarta for 7 years, coordinating climate change and disaster risk reduction programs with cities in Indonesia and other parts of Asia. During this time Steve established the ICLEI Indonesia Office and managed projects funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, German Government and European Union. In 2015 Steve returned to Australia to take up the position of Regional Director. In this role, he has worked extensively in Solomon Islands, Fiji, Kiribati and other Pacific SIDS supporting sustainable urban development, climate change and disaster resilience building.

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