Sade Deane
National Coordinator, Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN)
Barbados

Sade Deane is the National Coordinator of the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) in Barbados. In her capacity, she has been responsible for the management, engagement and participation of youth in environmental and sustainable development issues across Barbados for the last five years. She represents the body on national committees such as Cleanliness Committee (Barbados Tourism Product Authority) and Climate Change Steering Committee (Ministry of Environment and Drainage). Also in international foras on disaster risk reduction,climate change,sustainable land management and sustainable tourism.

Sade coordinates the annual Barbados International Coastal Clean-up (BICC), which is the first and largest island-wide monitoring mechanism for marine debris in Barbados. This allows for the participation and engagement of youth and the wider Barbados populace in gathering primary data on marine inorder identifying trending issues. She has facilitated the latest youth engagement and participatory activity :National Youth Consultation 2017 themed Youth in Sustainable Development.

She has been formally trained in Tourism and Project Management at the University of the West Indies-Cave Hill Campus and certified in Sustainable Consumption and Production Approaches and Practical Tools by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.