July 2023

Episode 5: Policing the Policies of COP The COP is arguably the most important meeting of civil society, private sector and governments around the issue of Climate Change that pierces through our lives from bus rides to plane rides, the market and the water in our pipes but what really happens at the COP? Dr. Lennox Gladden the director of the Belize National Climate Change Office helps us demystify this big meeting of minds that for us in the Caribbean is a ticking clock. Learn more about COP28 UAE here: https://www.cop28.com/en/ Let’s Connect: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze IG and Twitter: @domnorbze_x

Episode 4: Escazu Who? Escazu who? The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean is probably the most important Agreement to be signed onto in the regional space. We spoke to Senator Janelle Chanona, Vice President of OCEANA in Belize. She’s the representative for the Belize Network of NGOs comprised mostly of environment organizations who were pivotal to Belize’s ratification of Escazu. Read the Escazu Agreement here: https://www.cepal.org/en/escazuagreement Our colleagues at the Universal Rights Group wrote an amazing summary on the importance of the Agreement here: The Escazú Agreement: A landmark regional treaty for environmental defenders Let’s Connect: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze IG and Twitter: @domnorbze_x

Episode 3: Is Renewable Energy Transition a Pie in the Sky? Part 2 In part two of our renewable energy special we speak to Kristin Marin, a renewable energy and climate finance specialist from Belize but now based in the United Kingdom. She told us the challenges we face are global but for the global south there’s always more work to be done. Read more on the Caribbean’s Path to Renewable Energy here: Sustainable Energy Paths for the Caribbean Let’s Connect: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze IG and Twitter: @domnorbze_x

Episode 2: Is Renewable Energy Transition a Pie in the Sky? Part 1 In this episode we speak to: The Caribbean’s Green Energy Transition? Referencing research, we talk about data, practicality and contradictions with a focus on Caribbean states. This series is being done in partnership with the Caribbean Youth Environment Network and made possible through the kind generosity of the Clara Lionel Foundation: https://claralionelfoundation.org/justice/ Background Music: Ganjaliese Read more on the Indigenous Women’s Solar Project in Belize here: https://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=57240 Read more on Barbados potential grid instability due to renewable energy systems: https://barbadostoday.bb/2023/01/25/light-power-concerned-about-possible-grid-instability/ Let’s Connect: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze IG and Twitter: @domnorbze_x

Episode 1: Foundation Peoples, Out YoungJevanic Henry is a climate change and development professional with experience leading and supporting the development of environmental projects at multi-levels. He previously served as Climate Change Special Envoy for the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN), Foreign Service Officer with the Government of Saint Lucia as well as serving on the National Climate Change Committee Naomi Cambridge is a university student at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, pursuing a BSc. in International Relations. She is Barbados Youth Climate Activist and an ambassador for the HEY Campaign which has been making continuous strides for the past 3 years in climate justice for our youth and SIDS globally. Connect with Naomi on Instagram: @naomiacambridge This series is being done in partnership with the Caribbean Youth Environment Network and made possible through the kind generosity of the Clara Lionel Foundation: https://claralionelfoundation.org/justice/ Background Music: Ganjaliese Let’s Connect:Facebook: @dnoralez.bzeIG and Twitter: @domnorbze_x