Scientific Café Episode 18 Jevanic Henry, Member UN SG Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change

Alliance of Small Islands States (AOSIS) Fellow, Permanent Mission of Saint Lucia to the UN | Member UN Secretary General Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change
Jevanic Henry is a climate change and development professional with experience leading and supporting the development of environmental projects at multi-levels. At the national and regional level, he previously served as Foreign Service Officer with the Government of Saint Lucia and Climate Change Special Envoy for the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN). His multilateral experience has involved working with various agencies, including through the United Nations Foundation as a Next Generation Fellow, providing recommendations towards the UN Secretary General’s Common Agenda report designed to accelerate achievement of the SDGs. He has worked with the climate change unit of the Commonwealth Secretariat, supporting technical delivery of the Secretariat’s Climate Change Programme to its 56 member countries, primarily on enhancing access to climate finance, whilst strengthening integration of gender and youth considerations in climate projects developed. He has also co-authored a practical guide for enhancing access to climate finance based on experiences from the Commonwealth.
In March 2023, Jevanic was appointed as the first Caribbean representative to the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, tasked with providing concrete recommendation for accelerating implementation of the UN SG’s climate action agenda. Jevanic is currently an Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Fellow assigned to the Permanent Mission of Saint Lucia to the United Nations in New York. He continues to utilise his technical knowledge to support community-based youth entities in Saint Lucia in building capacity, developing bankable project proposals and accessing the relevant financing facilities for climate change resilience projects.