The University of the West Indies academics advocate for regional sustainability at Global Sustainable Islands Summit 2025

Image credit: The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus Caption: (Second from left) Dr. Preeya Mohan joins the plenary panel at the 2025 Global Sustainable Islands Summit. Source: The UWI St. Augustine

ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago. 18 June, 2025 – From May 27 to 29, UWI Senior Lecturer Dr Ronald Roopnarine and Senior Fellow Dr Preeya Mohan represented The University of the West Indies (The UWI) St Augustine Campus at the 2025 Global Sustainable Islands Summit (GSIS) in St Kitts and Nevis.

Hosted by Island Innovation in collaboration with the Government of St Kitts and Nevis, the summit addressed issues affecting island communities like sustainable water management, energy security, climate adaptation, food security and climate-resilient agriculture.

A senior lecturer in Agri-Environmental Disaster Risk Management and Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Food and Agriculture, Dr Roopnarine said the summit attracted hundreds of stakeholders from island communities across the world, which presented an opportunity to highlight The UWI’s sustainability efforts and build networks.