Last Updated on May 31, 2024, 7:40 AM AST by Anthony Morris
St. Kitts and Nevis’s Minister of Sustainable Development et al., Dr. Joyelle Clarke, delivered a crucial presentation at the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP). Dr Clarke was a part of an all-female panel, which she believed was historic.
She was proud to have the opportunity to represent St Kitts and Nevis, alongside these talented women. The UNEP4 is a side event held at SIDS4 in Antigua and Barbuda.
The Conference, which was held at the American University of Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, was themed “Showcasing Successes and Navigating the Next Decade of Action with SIDS.”
Showcasing Successes and Navigating the Next Decade of Action with SIDS is an event at which UNEP announced its commitment to SIDS in charting the course towards resilient prosperity for the next decade.
Dr. Clarke expressed her delight in being a part of the all-female panel, saying, “Youth and women empowerment are key drivers of our Sustainable Island State Agenda.”
The all-female panel was co-assisted by the Minister of Climate Resilience et al. of Grenada, Kerryne James; Principal Coordinator of the UNEP Marine and Freshwater Branch, Leticia Carvalho; and UNICEF Youth Representative, Ashley Lashley.
The presentation delivered by Dr. Clarke connected the outcomes of work undertaken at the recently conducted Sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA6) and centred on highlighting restoration, adaptation, and resilience initiatives being used in St. Kitts and Nevis to protect natural forests and water resources.
The sixth meeting of the Assembly (UNEA-6) focused on the theme, “Effective, inclusive and sustainable multilateral actions to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.”
Dr. Joyelle Clarke also addressed the strategies for waste management, especially waste reduction and recycling efforts and the strides being taken to invigorate St. Kitts and Nevis’s circular economy.
“The opportunity to sit on an all-female panel alongside intelligent, vibrant career women was therefore timely and necessary,” also expressed Dr. Clarke.
St Kitts and Nevis has been working hard to bring up climate crisis and the issues faced by the Small Island Developing States as a result of the rampant global warming. It is also worth noting that St Kitts and Nevis is one of the most vocal advocates of climate action, alongside the other small island states of the Caribbean.
The participation of the country in the international event centered around Small Island States of the world is an important step in fulfilling St Kitts and Nevis’s goal to become a sustainable island state.
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