Patrina Dumaru

Patrina Dumaru is a Senior Social Scientist at the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Science (GNS) where she is engaged in research on the wellbeing impacts of resilience investments in New Zealand, Pasifika youth perceptions of risk and resilience and climate resilient development and mobility in the Pacific.

She has led applied research on adaptation and resilient development assessment, planning and monitoring and evaluation projects via the University of the South Pacific and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and via technical services to several Pacific Island Governments.