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Ranak Maher

Senior project manager

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Telephone: +44 (0)20 3463 7399
Languages: English, Gujarati (spoken), Spanish (basic)

Ranak is a senior project manager specialising in climate adaptation, resilience and sustainable development.

She is experienced in coordinating international programmes, partnerships and governance processes, with particular interests in locally led adaptation and sustainable aquatic food systems.

Expertise

Programme and project management; climate adaptation and resilience; governance; grant and financial management; partnership management; stakeholder engagement; sustainable food systems.

Before IIED

  • Donation and fulfilment assistant, Brooke
  • Travelled and worked for five years in a variety of roles across Asia, New Zealand, Australia and South America
  • Community campaigner volunteer, Action Aid

Education

  • MSc sustainability (environment and development), University of Leeds
  • BSc environmental conservation, University of Leeds

Current work

Ranak coordinates strategic partnerships, governance processes and grant management through the LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) to support locally led adaptation and resilience.

She also co-leads IIED's work on blue foods, advancing collaboration on sustainable aquatic food systems and food security.