Una May Gordon

Senior Climate Change Expert & Resilience Advisor

UnaMay has over 40 years’ experience successfully intersecting policy formulation and development programmes in agribusiness, natural resources management, climate change adaptation and mitigation. For six years & up to July 2022, she served as the Principal Director, Climate Change for the Government of Jamaica Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation where she was responsible for building out Jamaica’s climate change agenda, developing a shared vision among all stakeholders for the implementation of sustainable & transformative actions. She currently works as an independent expert supporting governments, private sector, civil society and other institutions across the Caribbean region & globally, to increase their access to climate finance, promote climate governance and integration of climate risk into planning & decision making processes. For five years & up to June 2024, she served as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC). She is the current Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Climate Smart Accelerator (CCSA), Board member of the Caribbean Sustainable Energy & Innovation Institute, and Board member of Recycling Partners of Jamaica. UnaMay holds a Master of Science in Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University and a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy (Hons) from the University of the West Indies. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws in Humanities for her outstanding contribution to the field of rural development in the Americas. She is an I Change Nation Golden Rule Ambassador. .