On Friday, October 31,  The UWI Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD) along with The Caribbean Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and other partners will host a webinar on Building Partnerships for a Resilient and Sustainable Blue Economy in the Greater Caribbean.

This insightful webinar will focus on establishing partnerships for a resilient and sustainable blue economy in the Greater Caribbean, as well as exploring blue economy projects that aid ecosystem restoration and data collection for the SDG Index.

Distinguished speakers include:

Mr. Fabio Arjona, Vice President, Conservation International Colombia
Dr. Branson Belle, Director, Center for the Blue Economy (COBE), The University of the West Indies, Five Islands Campus, Antigua and Barbuda
Dr. Deborah Villaroel-Lamb, Lecturer in Coastal Engineering and Management; Programme Coordinator for MSc Coastal Engineering and Management, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
Ms. Cheryle Dubay-Tewarie, Acting Director, St. Augustine Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (STACIE) The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus
Dr. Juan Camilo Cárdenas, Director, SDG Center for Latin America and the Caribbean, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

The session will be moderated by Ms. Jimena Cuevas-Portilla, Director for Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Tourism, Caribbean Sea and the Environment, The Association of Caribbean States (ACS)

Date:    Friday, October 31, 2025

Time:   10:00 AM {Eastern Caribbean/AST} | 9:00 AM {Jamaica/Eastern Standard Time)

Click here to register by October 27