Deepening engagement in the Global 2030 development agenda

The UWI deepened its participation in the International Association of Universities' (IAU) Global Cluster on Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development (HESD) and its leadership of SDG 13 (Climate Action), and advanced the work plan of the Global University Consortium on SDG 13.

Coordinated by its Office of Global Partnerships and Sustainable Futures, The UWI hosted virtual meetings of the Global University Consortium (GUC) on SDG13 to pursue collaboration opportunities including a joint proposal (US$1.5 million) entitled Education4Climate submitted to NORHEDII by University of Bergen (Norway), UNIANDES (Colombia) and The UWI, and a collaboration between UNIANDES Sustainable Development Goals Centre and The UWI Institute for Sustainable Development to host an International Seminar on Climate Action at The UWI Mona Campus in March 2020, funded by the IDB.

The UWI Youth Development Programme (YDP), under the oversight of the Office of Global Partnerships and Sustainable Futures coordinated The UWI's collaboration for the Global Youth Network Summit on Climate and Health on July 10, 2020, jointly convened by UNICEF and Ashley Lashley Foundation.

The YDP also

• strategically prioritised strengthening youth participation on activities related to SDG 13 and delivered a presentation at the CYEN Summit in August 2019.
• participated in The Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit and attended the CARICOM Heads of Government (HoG) Conference in February 2020, discussing the proposal for the establishment of the CYDF as an Agenda Item of the CARICOM HoG Meeting in July.
• contributed to the UWI CARES Initiative designing projects to support peer-to-peer learning for students in preparation for CXC's examinations, a digital recruitment platform and a webinar series themed Youth, COVID-19 and economic opportunities.