Dr. James Fletcher
Chairman, CCREEE
Elected as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) on
Tuesday, 6 December 2022.
Chairman, CARICOM
He also chaired the CARICOM Regional Task Force on Sustainable Development and the Regional Coordinating Committee on Climate Change.
Founder, Caribbean Climate Justice
The Caribbean Climate Justice Project seeks to educate and inform on the threats posed to lives and livelihoods in the Caribbean by climate change and to catalyze action on the necessary responses at the household, community, national and regional level
Minister, Government of Saint Lucia
Dr. James Fletcher is a former Minister for Public Service, Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology in Saint Lucia. He served in that position from December 2011 to June 2016.
Legislative Reform & Modernization
During his tenure, he led Saint Lucia on an aggressive path toward the modernization of the energy sector, with an emphasis on legislative reform and the use of renewable sources of energy. He oversaw efforts to improve the water sector, and played a pivotal role in the thrust toward making information technology widely available across the island.
Negotiator, UN Climate Agreement
Dr. James Fletcher is best known for his work in international climate change negotiations. He led the Caribbean’s delegation to the negotiations on the Paris Agreement in 2015 and was an integral part of the region’s ‘1.5 to stay alive’ climate change civil society advocacy campaign. He was chosen by the French President to join a select group of ministers with responsibility for achieving consensus on the more contentious elements of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on the elements of the Paris Agreement.
James Fletcher served as the Director of Social and Sustainable Development at the Secretariat of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, the Cabinet Secretary in the Government of Saint Lucia, and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Fletcher holds a PhD from Cambridge University, he is featured as the Keynote Speaker at several international conferences, and is considered an expert in the Climate Crisis and the impacts to Small Island Developing States and developing countries.
Dr. Fletcher is available for speaking engagements.
Author
The book is reflection of Dr. Fletcher's experience as a former senator, minister of government and cabinet secretary on the challenges of governing in a Caribbean island. It covers a wide range of issues, such as setting and implementing a development agenda, tackling economic, social and environmental challenges, and cultivating productive relationships with social partners.
The Climate Crisis and the Case for Climate Justice in the Caribbean
Feature Address at Opening Ceremony of Media Institute of the Caribbean Training Workshop
Climate Justice in the Caribbean
Feature Address at Opening Ceremony of Media Institute of the Caribbean Training Workshop
Climate Reparations: Opportunities and Obstacles for the Commonwealth’s Small Island States
The Commonwealth Foundation
Energy Resilience in the Caribbean
Guest Lecture, Georgetown University, USA
Climate Justice and Leadership for Change in the Commonwealth
Commonwealth People’s Forum, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2022, Kigali, Rwanda
Health and Climate: Meeting the Immediate Challenge of Financing
Commonwealth People’s Forum, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2022, Kigali, Rwanda
The Importance of ESG for the Caribbean Banking Sector
Caribbean Association of Banks CEO and Directors’ Forum, Miami, Florida
Climate Change and the Caribbean Insurance Sector
Caribbean Insurance Conference, Insurance Association of the Caribbean, Nassau, Bahamas
The Electronic Communications Bill: From Liberalisation to Digital Transformation
Inaugural Anniversary Lecture, Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL), Castries, Saint Lucia
Trade Union Resilience and Renewal Within a Changing Environment
Labour Day Rally 2022, Trade Union Federation, Castries, Saint Lucia
The Climate Crisis, COP26 and the Caribbean
Labour Day Rally 2022, Trade Union Federation, Castries, Saint Lucia
Canadian Prime Minster
Justin Trudeau
Former UN Secretary General
Ban Ki Moon
Former US President
Barack Obama
Former US President
Bill Clinton