Youth Activist from Sint Maarten Travels to UN Climate Conference Thanks to Local Support from NAGICO, Grant Thornton.

Riddhi Samtani, a youth activist and Sint Maartener will be representing the island at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai from November 30, 2023, to December 12, 2023. Part of the 35-strong Caribbean Climate Justice Leaders Academy (CCJLA) founded earlier this year by Island Innovation and the Open Society Foundations (OSF), Samtani was one of 10 cohort members selected to take part at COP28. 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.

Keen to support local activists representing their communities on the international stage, is NAGICO Insurances, a leading insurer in the Caribbean that paid almost 1 Billion USD to the Caribbean community after Hurricanes Irma and Maria and contributed significantly to an improved and more resilient region. Together with Grant Thornton in the Dutch Caribbean, a member firm of the Grant Thornton global professional services network, they have provided further support to Samtani ahead of her trip to Dubai with the CCJLA delegation. Grant Thornton’s Environmental Policy Statement is a testimony to their commitment and this translates into the joint support effort with NAGICO Insurances.