Head, Environmental Sustainability Cluster, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
Chamberlain Emmanuel is Head of the Environmental Sustainability Division (ESD) at the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, headquartered in Saint Lucia. As a member of the Commission’s Leadership Team, he advises the Director General on strategy, engagement and implementation in matters including Sustainable Development and Resilience.
Chamberlain leads a portfolio of integrated programmes and projects spanning: Sustainable Ecosystems & Ecosystem Services; Climate Change & Disaster Resilience; Sustainable Energy, and Sustainable Ocean Management – including Governance, Sustainable Consumption & Production, and Clean Oceans. He is at the forefront of a team which is designing, promoting and supporting more sustainable – Green|Blue|Circular|Low-carbon|Resilient – approaches to socio-economic development in the OECS, including a strategy towards a model blue economy SIDS region in the OECS.
Chamberlain is a Professional Civil Engineer, Certified Project Manager, and “Transformation enthusiast”, with over twenty years of practical experience involving development projects and programmes supported by diverse international and regional partners. He holds a Bachelors in Civil Engineering (University of the West Indies, Trinidad), Diploma in Development and Project Planning (University of Bradford, UK), Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (Project Management Institute – PMI), and Masters in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (H.E.C. Paris). Chamberlain remains “connected” through community, youth and values-oriented initiatives and social enterprise.