Sasha is a climate finance and participatory environmental governance professional with over 15 years of experience in the public, international development, and civil society sectors in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean. She currently works as a Loss and Damage Expert at Climate Analytics Caribbean where she works with Caribbean Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) to address critical issues related to loss and damage, adaptation and climate justice.
Most recently, Sasha coordinated the first Caribbean civil society-led proposal for a Regional Goal on Adaptation (RGA) for the Caribbean, which was officially launched at COP28 in December 2023. Caribbean civil society has largely been unaware and excluded from participating in the international climate change negotiations despite their lived experiences, knowledge, and best practices on climate action. Through this work, Caribbean civil society was empowered to better participate in climate change decision-making processes at the regional and international levels.
Before joining Climate Analytics, Sasha was the Commonwealth National Climate Finance Adviser to Antigua and Barbuda, where she supported the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to strengthen its institutional and technical capacity to access and mobilise climate finance. Prior to this, Sasha has worked with the Global Green Growth Institute, United Nations Development Programme, Caribbean Natural Resources Institute, the University of the West Indies, and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago on climate change and sustainable development issues.
Sasha holds a Master of Science in Environmental Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering from the University of Auckland, and an Honours Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Toronto. She is also a Commonwealth Scholar alumna.
In my career challenging climate injustice and enabling greater civil society representation and participation in climate change decision-making in the Caribbean, I have seen the power of compassion and collaboration, which allows people and organisations to acknowledge our shared experiences with inequalities and create meaningful but fit for purpose solutions which benefit the most vulnerable.Sasha Jattansingh