What We Do
We specialize in strategic planning, international legal research and policy development to achieve sustainable development, focusing on climate change adaptation, oceans management, disability policy and poverty alleviation. We build capacity and connect governments, organizations, companies and communities to achieve social and economic development.
We identify the most effective ways to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and shape policies, practices and learning opportunities to meet local needs through a global lens..
Our Mission
To design global and national policies and strategies that support sustainable and effective development for the most vulnerable communities, through increasing skills and innovation to solve common challenges.
Area of Expertise:
- international environmental law
- global sustainable development (including SDGs)
- international relations
- law of the sea
- negotiations
- oceans governance
- islands and coastal resilience
- climate change adaptation
- natural infrastructure planning
- strategy development
- policy design and implementation
- diplomatic protocol
- partnership development (including cross-sectoral)
- vulnerability planning – especially persons with disabilities
- autism
WHO WE ARE
Krista Singleton-Cambage, Ph.D., is the founder and CEO of Sustainability Connections. Krista is a strategic planner and policy analyst with 20 years experience in the public sector and civil society, negotiating and implementing practical and supportive global agreements and programs. She uses diplomacy and engages multiple stakeholders to achieve sustainable development outcomes. She understands, and drives systemic change, through international legal processes as well as local-level needs. She is driven to bring communities and organizations together – across sectors – to enhance human well-being and improve social impact