Julian Caldecott is an ecologist and environmental consultant who since 1984 has practiced in South and SE Asia, Europe, West Africa and the Americas on: (a) strategic and policy analysis; (b) project monitoring, evaluation & assessment; (c) cross-cutting issues such as climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, environmental & livelihood security, and impacts of climate change on biodiversity, ecosystems & people; (d) project management & team leadership; (e) project design, identification & formulation; (f) assessment & design of environmentally-sustainable businesses; and (h) design of impact & monitoring systems.