Planting a homegrown Caribbean movement for climate justice with Derval Barzey
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Derval Barzey is the creator of the Climate Conscious podcast, which amplifies the Caribbean perspective on climate change and sustainable development. She's also a leader and expert on the just energy transition in the Caribbean.
In today's episode, we explore what it means to build a homegrown movement in the Caribbean that fosters sustainable development, empowers all people, and ensures meaningful progress on climate justice.
We discuss what a just energy transition looks like in the Caribbean as well as Derval’s motivation for setting up the Caribbean Women for Climate Justice conferences.
Derval also shares with us impactful ways the Caribbean diaspora can contribute to homegrown climate justice in the region.
Episode timestamps00:00 - Introduction to Derval03:01 - Derval’s relationship with nature05:32 - Derval’s appreciation for nature in urban and rural spaces07:32 - Why Derval chose to work in the energy sector 11:53 - What a just energy transition means15:02 - Why equity matters in the just energy transition and what it looks like25:04 - Why Derval set up the Caribbean Women for Climate Justice conference 33:50 - What homegrown sustainable development looks like in the Caribbean46:22 - Solutions and pathways for homegrown sustainable development in the Caribbean49:20 - Effective contributions the diaspora can make to realise climate justice in the Caribbean55:06 - Derval’s reflections on her podcast, Climate Conscious podcast58:55 - How you can support Derval01:00:00 - How you can support Black Earth Podcast
If you liked this episode, check out our other podcast episodes with similar themesHurricanes and climate justice in the Caribbean with Marjahn Finlayson How gorillas and communities can live in harmony with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
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Watch and share recordings of the Caribbean Women for Climate Justice Conference #CW4CJ on YouTube
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