Event

On Friday, October 31,  The UWI Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD) along with The Caribbean Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and other partners will host a webinar on Building Partnerships for a Resilient and Sustainable Blue Economy in the Greater Caribbean.

This insightful webinar will focus on establishing partnerships for a resilient and sustainable blue economy in the Greater Caribbean, as well as exploring blue economy projects that aid ecosystem restoration and data collection for the SDG Index.

Distinguished speakers include:

• Mr. Fabio Arjona, Vice President, Conservation International Colombia
• Dr. Branson Belle, Director, Center for the Blue Economy (COBE), The University of the West Indies, Five Islands Campus, Antigua and Barbuda
• Dr. Deborah Villaroel-Lamb, Lecturer in Coastal Engineering and Management; Programme Coordinator for MSc Coastal Engineering and Management, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
• Ms. Cheryle Dubay-Tewarie, Acting Director, St. Augustine Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (STACIE) The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus
• Dr. Juan Camilo Cárdenas, Director, SDG Center for Latin America and the Caribbean, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

The session will be moderated by Ms. Jimena Cuevas-Portilla, Director for Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Tourism, Caribbean Sea and the Environment, The Association of Caribbean States (ACS)

Date:    Friday, October 31, 2025

Time:   10:00 AM {Eastern Caribbean/AST} | 9:00 AM {Jamaica/Eastern Standard Time)

Click here to register by October 27