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Blog Action Day | A serious issue of survival for the Caribbean
Map of the Caribbean Islands - click for a bigger pciture I work as the climate change adviser for the DFID Caribbean office. I am based in our regional office in Barbados as part of our Tackling risks...
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The Burning Agenda
Me with the panel Last week I participated in a panel discussion which was part of a premiere launch of the movie ‘The Burning Agenda’. This is a film, produced by Dr Owen Day from the Buccoo Reef...
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Hot from the ’1.5 to survive’ camp at COP15
This will be a quick blog today as so much is happening right now. The Caribbean Community is actually hosting a side event today under the theme ‘ 1.5 to stay alive’ at Copenhagen to put forward their...
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Ants and frogs and climate change
After COP 15, energy levels were pretty low. My best quote was that is was like an elephant giving birth to an ant! When I shared this with Dr Trotz, the Scientific Adviser at the Caribbean Community...
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Energy cane and banana power in the Caribbean
Banana power - could the banana tree in my garden provide me with power one day? At the moment our team is scoping-out ideas to help boost private sector businesses and new export opportunities for the...
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Dealing with extremes: water in different climates
A Blog Action Day on water – how can I not write something? My career started in water resource and wastewater management in Johannesburg (I won’t say how many years ago!). I also came across the...
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Caribbean adaptation and a unique beach bench!
The beach hut in Grenada - click for a bigger picture I took this picture while hiking in the north of Grenada recently. I love it for many reasons, most of them are obvious. However, and you will...
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Novel starts and leases of life for Caribbean mangroves
Mangroves –a key coastal protection adaptation strategy for some but home for others. Picture: Annette Arjoon Martin Maintaining and restoring mangrove cover helps protect areas of coastline or...
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Reflections inspired by the COP17 baobab tree
The opportunity to attend a COP (Conference of the Parties) event, and one that was hosted in South Africa where I grew up, was a dream come true for me - a once in a lifetime event I won't soon...
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