Dr. Ronald Roopnarine is a Senior Lecturer in Agri-Environmental Disaster Risk Management and Deputy Dean at The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago. He also serves as Deputy Director of UWI’s Global Institute for Climate-Smart and Resilient Development (GICSRD) and Network Manager of Caribbean WaterNet, a regional capacity development network within the global Cap-Net UNDP partnership, dedicated to strengthening institutional and technical capacities for integrated and sustainable water resources management across the Caribbean.Â
Dr. Roopnarine is a specialist in integrated water resources management, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and environmental resilience, with extensive experience in research, capacity development and policy engagement across the Caribbean and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS). His international scientific appointments include membership on the Scientific Committee of Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) and the International Scientific Committee of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) Islands Water Congress. He previously served on the Technical and Scientific Committee of Global Water Partnership-Caribbean.
He has led and contributed to numerous national, regional and international initiatives addressing water security, climate resilience, sustainable agriculture and disaster risk management, working closely with governments, international development agencies and regional institutions. His professional interests centre on strengthening regional cooperation, bridging science, policy and practice, advancing institutional capacity and promoting practical, inclusive and sustainable solutions to the Caribbean’s water security and climate resilience challenges.