Profiles

Astra Rushton-Allan focuses on the ocean-climate nexus across Southeast Asia, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team on the SEAFOAM project. She is also involved in partnership development, fundraising, and program design and delivery for the development of sustainable blue economic activities across the region. Prior to joining Climateworks, Astra lived and worked across Asia–Pacific, working closely with communities and local NGOs to deliver projects on sustainable agriculture, market access, and climate resilience. She has experience working with experts in supply chain management, carbon markets/blue carbon and international certification, as well as collaborating with universities, private sector, civil society and not-for-profit organizations. She holds a Bachelor of Arts—undergraduate in Art History and honors degree in Anthropology, both from the University of Auckland in New Zealand.