Nic Maclellan works as a journalist and researcher in the Pacific islands. He writes for Islands Business magazine (Fiji) and has contributed as a broadcaster and journalist to Radio Australia, The Age, Tahiti-Pacifique, The Contemporary Pacific and other regional media. Nic has travelled extensively throughout the Pacific islands region, and between 1997-2000, he lived in Fiji, working with the Pacific Concerns Resource Centre (PCRC) in Suva. Nic has participated in projects on human rights, environment and development for UNICEF Pacific, Oxfam International, the Nautilus Institute and other research centres. He is lead author of “The future is now – climate change and the Pacific Islands” (Oxfam International, 2009) and is currently researching climate adaptation funding in the Pacific islands