Our team based in Trinidad and Tobago, supports Caribbean governments in translating international climate agreements into national targets, policies and governance arrangements. The team also works with regional civil society to raise awareness and knowledge about climate change, its impacts and the implications of the global discussion for the Caribbean.

Regional work has focused on research on adaptation measures and loss and damage, as well as policy approaches to the just transition and climate justice.

Meet the team

Rueanna Haynes

Head of Diplomacy (Acting) and Director of Climate Analytics Caribbean

Bianca Beddoe

Communications Lead, Climate Analytics Caribbean

Sasha Jattansingh

Loss and Damage Expert

Carlon Mendoza

Climate Policy Advisor - Climate Justice

Kristin Qui

Climate Diplomacy Advisor - SIDS Support

Chealeif Lee Wing

Project Officer

Maya Doyle-Fox

Junior Digital Officer

Reesa Moonilal

Team Assistant

Our projects

Empowering island communities to reduce future flooding impacts (FloodAdapTT)

Climate risk, adaptation and insurance in the Caribbean

Advancing knowledge on loss and damage in the Caribbean

Supporting the implementation of NDCs in the Caribbean

Implementing the Paris Agreement in the Caribbean

Regional climate champions in the Caribbean

High-Level support for LDCs and SIDS on climate change

IMPACT

Publications

Article 6.4 progress update: work of the Supervisory Body on the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism

A review of loss and damage in the Caribbean (1994 to 2024)

What does a just transition look like for Caribbean Small Island Developing States?

Climate justice: loss and damage and the right to development

Climate justice and loss and damage: perspectives from the global south

Machine learning evidence map reveals global differences in adaptation action

Advisory opinion on "Climate emergency and human rights"

Defining a Regional Goal on Adaptation for the Caribbean

Coastal loss and damage for small islands

The effects of political knowledge use by developing country negotiators in Loss and Damage negotiations

Interacting adaptation constraints in the Caribbean highlight the importance of sustained adaptation finance

Houses built on the mountains just outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Climate justice and loss and damage: Hurricane Dorian, Haitians and human rights

Comment

What did we just agree to? The COP29 outcome

This COP is already being reflected on as one of the most difficult in the history of the negotiations. And the final text has not made it all worth it. So, what was agreed? And what does it mean for addressing the climate crisis and the work to come next year on the road to COP30 in Belém?

Why the Caribbean is bracing for what could be the worst hurricane season on record

Unprecedented sea surface temperatures in June have already fuelled a hurricane that has flattened communities in the Caribbean - the earliest of its kind. With forecasts warning of more to come, our experts get into the numbers of why this years' season could be the worst on record.

How countries can report loss and damage finance needs

Drawing lessons from the Caribbean, we take a look at where, how and why to report on loss and damage finance needs, the types of costs that can be reported and what makes an event ‘climate-related'.

The just transition looks different for small islands – their voices must be heard

The concept of a just transition is gaining momentum, yet it’s too often viewed through a developed country lens in international climate talks and discussions often ignore the links to climate justice. The unique concerns of small islands must be heard to ensure the just transition works for all.

Caribbean, Image by Lisa Larsen from Pixabay

The IPCC has highlighted the Caribbean’s vulnerability to climate change: what does this mean for climate justice?

Climate change is an inherently unjust phenomenon. Its impacts often disproportionately affect the most socioeconomically vulnerable parts of the world, even though these regions contribute the least to global emissions. The Caribbean, my home, is one of them.

West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Stijn Dijkstra, Pexels

What does the IPCC say on losses and damages?

A robust assessment of losses and damages was featured in the recent IPCC Working Group II report, representing a major step forward in recognising existing negative impacts and future risks of climate change. The assessment provides strong support for increased action and support for loss and damage, urgent mitigation to limit global warming to 1.5°C, and more extensive adaptation.

Ocean thermal energy conversion – what is it and what role could it play for Small Island States in the Caribbean?

Using Geographical Information Systems tools, we have determined where water depth and proximity to shore could provide a site for ocean thermal energy conversion installation for all islands in the Caribbean. But this technology is still the poor cousin in the renewables family, leading many to ask – what is ocean thermal energy conversion and what can it bring to the table to support a 100% renewable electricity system?