Jonathan Barcant is a Civil Engineer specialized in soils, water and environment and is the founder and Managing Director at Vetiver TT Ecological Engineering Solutions Ltd. See more at: www.vetivertt.comHe is also cofounder and MD of IAMovement, an NGO driving positive social and environmental change in T&T, and which has also become one of the leading civil society voices in the Caribbean on climate change. See more at: www.iamovement.orgVetiver TT EES Ltd specializes in the use of Vetiver grass as a bio-engineering tool to assist with slope stabilization, erosion control, soil and water conservation, flood mitigation and the rehabilitation of degraded lands and waters. Vetiver TT implements projects for private and public clients, as well as NGOs and development agencies for community education and empowerment projects, and knowledge distribution initiatives; especially towards building climate resilience.IAMovement has hosted the Trinidad & Tobago People's Climate Marches in 2014 and 2015 during key UN Climate Summits in New York and Paris, produced a 20 minute documentary called "$MALL CHANGE" focusing on climate change and the economics of energy in T&T. To date IAMovement has also carried out 100+ Climate Talk events in schools and public spaces across T&T, and in 2018 produced a 3-part infographic video series called REthinking Energy.As a World Economic Forum Global Shaper Jonathan has participated in several WEF events including the Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC) in China in 2015, the Sustainable Development Impact Summit (SDIS) in NYC in 2017, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution for the Earth: Sprint to 2020 in San Francisco, in 2018. In 2018 Jonathan also received the Regional Commonwealth Youth Award for Excellence in Development in the Caribbean and Americas; and was a CARICOM Energy Personality nominee. He is fluent in English, French and Spanish.
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