Partnership first
We work with, we support and we bring together. Carbonix does not claim every specialist capability in-house.
About
A UK-based advisory company built around partnerships
Carbonix Limited is a UK-based advisory and project-development company supporting governments, institutions and communities to strengthen disaster resilience, climate adaptation and sustainable environmental management. We work through partnerships to design programmes, build institutional capacity and reduce the human, social, environmental and economic impacts of natural hazards.
Purpose
Mission and long-term purpose
Carbonix Limited is a UK-based advisory and project-development company. We support national and local institutions to assess risk, strengthen systems, develop partnerships and build the capabilities needed to protect people, livelihoods and the environment.
Our role is to bring together government institutions, communities, universities, civil-society organisations and specialist technical partners to develop practical, locally appropriate programmes.
Disaster management and environmental management are not treated as unrelated divisions. Climate change, degraded ecosystems, unsafe development, weak institutions and inadequate preparedness can all increase the impact of floods, landslides, cyclones and other hazards.
Operating model
We work with institutions, not around them
The language we use is deliberate: we work with, we support and we bring together. Carbonix coordinates; specialists deliver their discipline; governments retain ownership.
Practical programmes
Designs that fit local institutions, can be retained after a project ends, and can be adapted elsewhere.
Clear status
Concepts, work under development and exploratory collaborations are labelled. We do not imply funded delivery.
Knowledge transfer
Capacity building and documentation so partners can continue the work without a permanent external team.
How we work
Four steps from assessment to knowledge transfer
Assess
Understand hazards, vulnerabilities, existing systems and institutional capacity before proposing a programme.
Connect
Assemble suitable government, community, academic and technical partners, with clear institutional roles.
Design
Develop a locally relevant programme, delivery plan and funding strategy that can be owned nationally.
Deliver and transfer
Implement, train, monitor and embed knowledge in local institutions so the work can continue.
Geography
Where this work is focused
We work internationally, with a particular interest in Commonwealth countries, small states and climate-vulnerable communities. Sri Lanka is an important initial focus, with the potential to develop approaches that can be adapted to other national contexts.
International outlook
We work with institutions that need practical disaster-resilience and environmental programmes, not a one-size-fits-all model.
Commonwealth and small states
A particular interest in Commonwealth countries, small states and climate-vulnerable communities, where institutional capacity and partnership design matter.
Sri Lanka as an initial focus
Sri Lanka is an important initial focus, with the potential to develop approaches that can be adapted to other national contexts.
Leadership
Founder & Managing Director
Leadership profile — name and photograph to be confirmed against the final CV
The founder served at the Commonwealth Secretariat from 2009 to 2017 as Thematic Adviser for Human Resource Management and Leadership Development, working with governments and public institutions across Commonwealth countries. Relevant experience includes work with Sri Lankan institutions and municipalities, international development programmes, disaster-management work and public-sector capacity building. Every statement on this page should be checked against the final CV before public launch.
Photograph and final biography will be published once approved against the CV. No unverified claims are made.
Professional photograph to be supplied
Experience
Relevant public-sector and development experience
Carbonix draws on experience in Commonwealth public-sector capacity building, municipal advisory work, institutional strengthening and international development. The founder’s work at the Commonwealth Secretariat (2009–2017) as Thematic Adviser for Human Resource Management and Leadership Development involved working with governments and public institutions across Commonwealth countries.
Further experience includes work with Sri Lankan institutions and municipalities, international development programmes, disaster-management work and public-sector capacity building. Details will be aligned with the approved CV before launch.
