Betty Barkha

Betty is from the Fiji Islands and currently a PhD candidate at Monash University. Her PhD focuses on examining gender dimensions of climate change-induced displacement and relocation in the Pacific, and their roles in community resilience. Betty has been involved in development for over 10 years with organisations in the Asia-Pacific region and focuses on using evidence-based advocacy as a tool for change. She is currently on the board of directors for the CIVICUS alliance and the Association of Women in Development (AWID), and is an advisor with FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund.