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Gerard Alleng

Gerard Alleng joined the IDB in 2008 as a clean energy and climate change specialist and currently he works as a climate change senior specialist within the Climate Change Division of the Bank.

Gerard coordinates the Division’s adaptation and mitigation activities in the Caribbean Region. Prior to joining the IDB, he was a Policy Fellow with the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy at the University of Delaware, where he managed projects that focused on renewable energy policy and climate change issues.

Gerard holds a Master's degree in Energy and Environmental Policy from the University of Delaware (USA) and a Master's degree in Wetlands Ecology from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. Gerard is a Caribbean Fulbright scholar.

Gerard Alleng

Gerard Alleng joined the IDB in 2008 as a clean energy and climate change specialist and currently he works as a climate change senior specialist within the Climate Change Division of the Bank. Gerard coordinates the Division’s adaptation and mitigation activities in the Caribbean Region. Prior to joining the IDB, he was a Policy Fellow with the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy at the University of Delaware, where he managed projects that focused on renewable energy policy and climate change issues. Gerard holds a Master's degree in Energy and Environmental Policy from the University of Delaware (USA) and a Master's degree in Wetlands Ecology from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. Gerard is a Caribbean Fulbright scholar.

Time for the Silos to Dance – achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

March 15, 2017 by Gerard Alleng 1 Comment

I was attending a symposium in the Bahamas when I heard the following in one of the panels: “We need to teach the silos to dance together.” Clearly, the phrase hadn’t come out of the blue.  And it immediately struck a chord with me. The meeting was focused on how the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) can meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While sitting in one … [Read more...] about Time for the Silos to Dance – achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Trinidad and Tobago: Who is going to pay the climate change piper?

March 10, 2014 by Gerard Alleng 1 Comment

  Investing in the future is always a challenging decision, for example planning for retirement  will often seem to be less urgent  when we have pressing daily financial  issues that have to be addressed  now (unless you are near to retirement age of course). Not tomorrow, not in 10 years, but today. But the truth is that, in order to have a financially stable future, we … [Read more...] about Trinidad and Tobago: Who is going to pay the climate change piper?

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