YOUTH CLIMATE COMMITTEE
As we approach our Golden Jubilee as a Nation, we aim to equip young people with a platform that supports them in navigating climate change issues in the wider communities, and a voice in creating a multigenerational response plan to the climate change together. Learn more about Our Mandate.
Amber Turner, BSc.
Grand Bahama Island Representative
BSc. – Small Island Sustainability: Environmental
and Ecosystems: Marine Science
The University of The Bahamas
Garrinique Taylor, BSc.
Inagua Island Representative
Biology with a Minor in Chemistry
The University of The Bahamas
Jyade Fritz, BSc.
New Providence Island Representative
Environmental Science
The University of the West Indies
Cave Hill Campus
Le’Andra Mackey, BSc.
Andros Island Representative
Biology with a Minor in Chemistry
The University of The Bahamas
Makeda Serju, BSc.
The Exuma Islands Representative
Small Island Sustainability: Environmental
and Ecosystems: Marine Science
The University of The Bahamas
Kajah Knowles
Mayaguana Island Representative
12th Grade Student
Mayaguana Comprehensive School
Miles Johnson
Long Island Representative
12th Grade Student
NGM Major High School
YOUTH CLIMATE COMMITTEE MANDATE
- To assist as well as support the National Youth Climate Change Ambassadors in their joint platform that aims to empower, educate, enlighten, and expose young people on the various ways in which they can act against climate change, while providing insight into how to encourage people to take responsibility for their potentially damaging societal behaviours.
- To help to support, promote and provide opportunities for young people to learn from various outlets within the climate change community with the intent of engaging and enacting innovation against climate change.
- To aid in the organization, support and development of the National Youth Climate Change Conference set to take place on July 13th and 14th, 2023.
- To establish links with other community groups and external agencies on a national, regional, and international spectrum that aims to represent young people in Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE), while taking into consideration the significance of The Bahamas as a Small Island Developing State (SIDS).
