Jamaica and Commonwealth Caribbean

Jervon is a climate change actor leveraging his talents as a researcher, organizer, artist, writer and poet to promote climate justice for the Bahamas, the Caribbean and Small Island Developing States everywhere. His toolkit includes skills gained from an undergraduate degree (BA) in Applied Physics, insights from graduate studies (MSc) in Environmental Change and Management, and connections from his involvement in training and professional development programs focused on island sustainability, leadership, Caribbean climate justice, and global climate negotiations.

Currently, Jervon works at the Climate Change and Environmental Advisory Unit on national climate change response and reporting while leading the BEYiCAN (Bahamians Empowering Youth in Climate Action Now) climate education program, an organization that began through his Rhodes Service Year experience. He also serves as the Vice Dean of the National Youth Ambassador Corps of The Bahamas and the National Youth Ambassador to the United Nations.

Jervon’s work is focused on climate adaptation and resilience, alternative governance, youth participation in decision-making and making education fit for purpose to combat climate change in small island contexts.

Rawletta Barrow is a DPhil candidate in Law at the University of Oxford from Guyana. She holds a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill). Her doctoral research project concerns the right to education and equality/non-discrimination in school admissions. She currently works as a Researcher and Blog Editor with the Oxford Human Rights Hub. Additionally, she has been appointed as a graduate resident of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Deputy Chairperson of Oxford Pro Bono Publico, and Convener of the Decolonising Law Discussion Group at the Oxford University Law Faculty.