National Climate Change Adaptation Officer
Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy, Grenada
Roxanne Graham is currently the National Climate Change Adaptation Officer for Grenada, tasked with revising the country’s National Adaptation Plan as well as its Climate Change Policy. Previously, she worked as a Research Assistant with the NF-WMU “Closing the Circle Programme: Marine Debris, Sargassum, and Marine Spatial Planning in the Eastern Caribbean.” This program, generously funded by The Nippon Foundation and hosted at the World Maritime University (WMU) – Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, was where Roxanne also earned her PhD in Maritime Affairs.
From 2017 to 2021, Roxanne was an Instructor at St. George’s University (SGU), where she taught lower-level Biology courses and contributed to senior-level courses within the Department of Biology, Ecology, and Conservation.
Roxanne also holds a Master of Marine Management degree from Dalhousie University, Canada. Before pursuing her Master’s degree in 2015, Roxanne served as a Project Assistant at Roberts Caribbean, Ltd.—Environmental and Development Consulting. In this role, she gained expertise in conducting environmental consultancies, including social and impact assessments, and contributed to several national environmental and climate change-related reports.
Roxanne is also an active member of GAEA Conservation and was recently appointed the Secretary of the Grenada Coral Reef Foundation (GCRF).
Beyond her professional life, Roxanne is a mother and loves to spend time outdoors with her family.