The Young Talents Caribbean Region L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) program is a partnership between the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean and L’Oréal Caribe, with the support of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences – which seeks to connect the dots between Caribbean development challenges, scientific research, and female empowerment by recognizing and honoring two young scientists with an endowment to further develop their scientific endeavors.
In the Caribbean the programme spans 24 islands in the region. During the inaugural programme, Dr Sarah Buckland, Jamaica and Ms. Sunshine De Caires, Trinidad and Tobago were announced as the recipients of the prestigious award.
Sarah Buckland, Ph.D.’s current research on climate change at the University of West Indies, Mona in Jamaica, focuses on microclimatic comparisons and its effects seen in agriculture, with special interest in seasonal climate patterns to manage risks during dry seasons, like the 2014-2015 droughts in Jamaica.
