Conference Presenters

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information on their sessions

Dr. Garfield Young

University of Technology, Jamaica.

Topic: Building climate resilient Caribbean cities through enhanced urban planning knowledge.

Mrs. Jessica Lewis- Marshall & Mrs. Bernadette Worrell-Johnson

The University of the West Indies, Mona

Topic: Building sustainable libraries – Challenges and...

Danielle Kitson

UNEP

Topic: City Adapt – Building Climate Resilience of Urban Systems through Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Dr. John Shelton

Northern Illinois University

Topic: Assessing the Impact of Tourism on the Implementation of Renewable Energy in Caribbean Cities

N/A

UNDP Caribbean

Topic: Shifting to Electric Mobility in Jamaica

Prof. Eris D. Schoburgh

The University of the West Indies, Mona

Topic: Institutional design for sustainable urbanization: The state of play
in the Caribbean.

N/A

Discovery Bay Marine Lab, UWI Mona

Topic: Exploring new frontiers for coastal sustainability

Jevon Henry & Anthony Drummonds

The University of the West Indies, Mona - WJC

Topic: The impact of Phishing on Smart City Development: Can Behavioral Economics Provide an Explanation?

N/A

Urban Development Corporation

Topic: Sand, sea, waterfronts and wasteland – Building Urban Parks as Centers of Environmental and Social Resilience in Montego Bay and Portmore

Omar Wright & Kimberly Gardner

JN Foundation & MRO, JN Group

Jamaica National Presentation

Anthony Drummonds

The University of the West Indies, Mona - WJC

Topic: Techno Innovations – Surviving and Conquering the Digital Space

Dr. Shaherah Jordan & Jean Brice Tetka

University of East London

Topic: Investigation of Risk to Sustainable Development in the Caribbean - A Comparative Analysis with...

Lajoy Edghill, Sean Jarrette, and Shunelle Nevers

Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation

Topic: Sustainable Urban Greening- A roadmap towards implementation and maintenance