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What better way to learn about sustainability and climate change than from a woman farmer, CIGAD alum, ordained minister, basketry artisan and PhD student researching medicinal, spiritual and ritual uses of plants? Thank you for welcoming us all, Ireka Jelani.

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Annette Beckett, a dairy farmer, and fish processors Lisa Bascombe and Sylvia White, who work in the Bridgetown Fish Market, are some of the unsung heroes of food production in Barbados, bravely working through the pandemic to ensure that the nation’s dietary needs are met. And even though their days might be vastly different, one thing is the same: water is an essential component of safely and effectively doing their work.

On behalf of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, The Institute for Gender and Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit embarked on an initiative to certify 500 employees and stakeholders of the Barbados Water Authority in Gender and Infrastructure. This video is one of the training materials. The Gender and Infrastructure certificate is one component of the multifaceted Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados), which is funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

The main objective of the WSRN S-Barbados project is to transform Barbados’ society into one that is more aware of the water cycle, and the climate change impacts which are threatening the island’s drinking water supply; create resilience to severe weather impacts; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; reduce consumption; promote appropriate uses of diverse water sources and encourage legislation to support climate smart development and water sector resilience.

The Gender and Infrastructure Certificate Project Team of Leisa Perch, Dr. Daniele Bobb and Leigh-Ann Worrell is lead by Dr. Tonya Haynes.

We're using these amazing materials in the CIGAD programme.

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Kimberle Crenshaw on Intersectionality.

Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both.

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Professor Don Marshall leads the session on Development Approaches in the Caribbean.

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CIGAD participants with staff of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre after the session on Women and Water led by Professor Maya Trotz.

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"We pull each other up. And we can't pull each other up until both people are ready. And we can't make others ready." Such a powerful message from Sonia Williams. I hope the participants received it.

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Sonia Williams guides participants through the session on community theatre for activism.

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The Nita Barrow Unit is partnership with the Barbados Council for the Disabled and the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality produced this video teach-in as part of the LIVITY Project. Here LGBTQ+ and disability activists discuss gender, sexuality and disability. One of our many multimedia teaching and learning tools available to CIGAD participants.