Island Innovation, an international social enterprise, has announced this year’s 140 Virtual Island Summit Ambassadors, a network of islanders from across the globe, including an Ambassador from Dominica- Ms. Sapphire Vital.
These are the new members of its international network that empowers islands by collaborating on creative solutions to shared challenges. The Ambassadors will collaborate towards creating a successful Virtual Island Summit, which will be held online from September 7-13th and anticipates 10,000 island stakeholders in attendance.
The Ambassadors will serve as bridges between their communities, connecting distant islands to ignite conversations about these complex and evolving issues throughout the event.
Ambassadors will serve as representatives for island communities across the globe, ranging from Dominica to Öland (Sweden) to Fiji to Jamaica to Hawai’i to Tierra del Fuego (Chile).
They will partner with and amplify the voices of politicians, entrepreneurs, innovators, activists and community leaders.
The ambassador network allows for global exchange in expertise without geographic limitation, and look for opportunities to collaborate with each other.
Sapphire Vital will be working with this global team to create a successful Virtual Island Summit, which will be held online, September 7-13th and anticipates 10,000 island stakeholders participating from all over the world.
In the face of emerging worldwide crises such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, the spirit of international problem-solving fostered by the Virtual Island Summit is more critical than ever.
Sapphire Vital is passionate about climate action to safeguard Small Island Developing States- particularly through renewable energy deployment and resilient infrastructure development.
As a young professional, she aspires to influence climate compatible development policy in the Caribbean.
Working towards this goal, she is a recent graduate from the University of Oxford with an MSc in Environmental Change and Management. During her time at Oxford, she was engaged as a researcher with a United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)- University of Oxford consortium to conduct research on sustainable infrastructure development in St. Lucia.
She served as part of the development team for an infrastrucure modelling program and devised low-carbon development strategies which contributed to UNOPS’ national infrastructure assessment for the Government of St. Lucia.
She hopes to extend her expertise to advance sustainable development in Dominica.
Sapphire Vital commented: “Connectivity and knowledge sharing often create perfect breeding grounds for the solutions we need to drive development forward environmentally, economically, and socially.
While we are often regarded as vulnerable islands in constant need of aid, I believe that islands have immense potential to shine in the global community as incubators of innovation and models of best practices.
I am honored to be a part of this movement through Island Innovation representing Dominica alongside such a diverse and inspiring group of Ambassadors.”
James Ellsmoor, Island Innovation founder, commented: “The Virtual Island Summit seeks to build digital bridges between island communities around the world, regardless of size, political status, or location.
Islands often face similar challenges to one another but are forced to tackle them separately due to barriers created by distance, language, and culture.
This is all possible due to the hard work and dedication of our ambassadors, who provide a unique perspective into their communities.
We are extremely happy that Dominica is represented by Sapphire Vital.” Island Innovation brings together the private sector, government, utilities, NGOs and universities to advance innovation for sustainability and prosperity in islands worldwide.
For more information, visit the Island Innovation Website.
I’m proud of you Sappie u did excellent
FREEDOM PARTY cannot bite,VITAL sold the party to UWP.The UWP gave a DFP candidate to build the FOUNTAIN on the Boulevard.The candidate was paid $250,000 the fountain NEVER worked.You and others sold the DFP to UWP for $250,000.CROOKED.
Lin Clown, the Clown, when will you stop being so full of resentment for young people who are trying to elevate themselves and to speak to their issues. You made similar irrelevant and hateful statements under the contribution of the young lady from the Kalinago Territory by making reference to some irrelevant water project under UWP. Here again is one of our very proud bright young ladies making a name for herself and for Dominica and rather that boast her up you again with your CLOWNISH, DOTTISH, IMMATURE, MYOPIC ,FOOLISH utterances and politics fail to objectively see the merit in the young ladies efforts rather you want to drag her into her fathers politics. You that CLOWN, and others like you are quick to chastise people who reference Skerrit children in his politics yet you that CLOWN see nothing wrong in dragging the Kallinago youth and now the Young Vital graduate into your dirty , low class, worthless politics. Garcon you doh feel shameful at all !!!