Developing and implementing a Climate Change and Health fellowship programme with the aim of training a network of multidisciplinary leaders / agents af change from 16 Caribbean countries.

Capacity building for a proactive climate justice approach among fisherfolk in Barbados, with attention to the inclusion and participation of women and young people, through empowerment as advocates and influencers in anticipation of climate change adaptation within Barbados blue economy initiatives.

This Project, led by academics from Yale, Tufts and UWI aims to make the international trading system more inclusive, just and sustainable. With over 10 workshops conducted around the world looking at the trade/sustainability interface, the Project has managed to produce a report called the Villars Framework for a Sustainable Trade Future, available here: https://remakingtradeproject.org/villars-framework

This study is was as a rapid-response pilot investigation, capturing the potential synergies  between psychological distress arising from the emerging COVID-19 crisis and the existing climate change crisis, with a particular focus on the mental health consequences in young people.

To facilitate collaboration across disciplines and sectors, we are establishing Communities of Practice in the seven Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) regions. Once established, we will run a series of open dialogues and work collectively to create an inclusive agenda for research and action that safeguards mental health in a changing climate and catalyses more effective and co-beneficial climate action.