Douglas is a coastal engineer and climate adaptation specialist with over 30 years of experience across the Pacific and the UK. He has led resilience planning, hazard assessments, and infrastructure design in more than a dozen island nations, working with partners such as National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, the Asian Development Bank, and New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Douglas is known for translating complex climate and hazard data into practical, community-driven solutions that advance sustainable development in vulnerable regions