{"id":188322,"date":"2023-10-16T12:18:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=188322"},"modified":"2023-10-16T12:19:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:19:27","slug":"antiguas-mya-symister-among-10-caribbean-youth-selected-to-participate-at-un-climate-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antiguas-mya-symister-among-10-caribbean-youth-selected-to-participate-at-un-climate-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua\u2019s Mya Symister among 10 Caribbean Youth selected to Participate at UN Climate Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1387436555\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d7d05e1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d7d05e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-477e8c9e\" data-id=\"477e8c9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c63585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15c63585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">Island Innovation has announced the 10 members of its Caribbean Climate Justice Leaders Academy (CCJLA) that will be attending the United Nations\u2019 yearly climate summit, COP28, that is being hosted in Dubai.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-4013352155\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"level\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-700c5cd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"700c5cd8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c23833e\" data-id=\"3c23833e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53baff83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"53baff83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>The organization, with support from the Open Society Foundation, had previously selected 35 young people from every CARICOM nation to take part in the Academy earlier this year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-906212330\" class=\"antig-inside-article-content\"><\/div>\n<p>After a 10-week programme that built their knowledge on environmental sustainability, climate resilience, international policies and how they impact the Caribbean the following participants were chosen (in alphabetical order):<\/p><div id=\"antig-2792077951\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1436927758\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0040\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-1787268254\" class=\"antig-content_5\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mya Symister, Antigua &amp; Barbuda<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Luciano Doest, Suriname<\/li>\n<li>K. Lisana Dyer, Dominica<\/li>\n<li>Kerese Elliott, St. Kitts Nevis<\/li>\n<li>Raeann Gervais, Trinidad &amp; Tobago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-2495142596\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Muskaan Khemani, Cura\u00e7ao<\/li>\n<li>Yemi Knight, Barbados<\/li>\n<li>Dejea Lyons, Cayman Islands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christine Samwaroo, Guyana<\/li>\n<li>Oriana Wouters, Aruba<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Originally planned to be a selection of 5 members, the cohort\u2019s outstanding results and involvement pushed organizers to add an additional 5 participants to the Dubai delegation.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3899008074\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The group will now prepare for its participation in COP28, which is happening between November 30 and December 12, 2023.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1811059933\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chtamarketplace.com\/\" aria-label=\"Social FaceBook Cover Desk_Mobile\"><img 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:569\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"949\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-1383568471\" class=\"antig-above-advertise-with-us adSpace\"><\/div>\n<p>While in Dubai the group will participate in panel discussions, meet international delegates and interact with other young climate leaders, providing them with additional skills and experience they can leverage to further their own work in the Caribbean.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1164680703\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-1745288417\" class=\"antig-before-youtube-ads socialMedia\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-988203117\" class=\"antig-ntek-solutions\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-855827441\" class=\"antig-after-6th-paragraph marginme2\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis cohort has been truly inspirational,\u201d commented Island Innovation CEO James Ellsmoor, \u201cIt is our first year setting up and running the Academy and we could not have asked for a higher level of participation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When we look at the effect climate change has on island communities and the lack of representation of these same communities at international events like COP, you realize that there is a need for climate justice \u2013 the Academy will help amplify the voice of Caribbean youth, and we are excited to support them at COP28.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-301560073\" class=\"antig-after-first-paragraph\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"right\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reflecting on the Academy\u2019s success. Stacey Alvarez de La Campa, Program Manager at Island Innovation said, \u201cEverything about this program was ground-breaking: From the breath-taking diversity of the participants and the nuanced appreciation of the complexities of climate justice, to the powerful levels of personal development and solid bonds of friendship that were forged in mutual respect and empathy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There was a palpable, enduring confidence that bloomed as everyone felt increasingly empowered, and I am deeply humbled by the qualities of leadership that came shining through from these exceptional young champions of climate justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>About the Programme<\/h2>\n<p>Following a strict application process that saw hundreds of applicants from across the region, the first cohort was announced by Island Innovation in mid-July with the 35 participants hailing from every CARICOM nation in addition to other territories across the region.<\/p>\n<p>The Programme is funded by the Open Society Foundations (OSF), the world\u2019s largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-297073552\" class=\"antig-adsense-in-article-10\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_8_host\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Caribbean region faces unprecedented challenges due to climate change, including rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and ecological degradation.<\/p>\n<p>The cohort underwent a 10-week programme aimed at building their knowledge on environmental sustainability, climate resilience, international policies and how they impact the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers included Island Innovation CEO James Ellsmoor, Stop Ecocide Ambassador Nesha Abiraj, author Jeremy Williams, as well as Bajan tech entrepreneur and activist Donnya Piggott.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LgZXQuHl9MhCtCAAZEbcrd\"><span 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