Exciting News! We Welcome Climate Analytics Caribbean’s Acting Director, Sasha Jattansingh
Bianca Beddoe
As global temperature rise sets new records, our Acting Director shares why adaptation action must be prioritised for SIDS.
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While our beloved Director, Rueanna Haynes, takes a step back to steward critical initiatives for small island developing states and enhance operations as Head of Diplomacy for Climate Analytics, we are fortunate to have our esteemed Senior Adaptation and Loss and Damage Expert, Sasha Jattansingh taking the reins as Acting Director until the end of the year.
Sasha is a tireless advocate for the rights of vulnerable communities. Her work is aimed at empowering those most impacted by climate change. With landmark reports such as Loss and damage financing and debt sustainability: advancing justice and equity in the Caribbean, and Refining the proposal for a Regional Goal on Adaptation for the Caribbean, she seeks to improve systems and support to respond to loss and damage, and equip governments and citizens with knowledge to advance critical adaptation action.
As we look ahead to the pivotal UN Climate Change Summit, COP31, this November, Sasha is keen to see countries operationalise frameworks to create transformative, on the ground action.
“The Global Goal on Adaptation in particular must move from negotiation to implementation,” she says. “Caribbean Small Island Developing States are enduring stilted development and debt crises due to worsening impacts of climate change that we did not cause. Stronger adaptation action is urgently needed, and we must be supported with the tools to build resilience. Chief among these is climate finance that is more accessible, predictable, and responsive to the needs of our vulnerable countries.”
Indeed, the stakes are rising. We are experiencing a streak of extraordinary global temperatures, with the past 11 years being the warmest on record and ocean heating accelerating. Among the effects are devastating storms of unprecedented intensity, while coral reefs are at catastrophic tipping points.
“The Caribbean region is among the most impacted by climate change, therefore our perspectives must inform global solutions,” Sasha says. “At COP31 and beyond, Climate Analytics Caribbean is committed to clearly amplifying these perspectives and providing scientific insights to bolster the fight for a fair, safer future for all.”
