Dainalyn Swaby

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Dainalyn Swaby is a Development Communication Specialist and climate change advocate with over six years’ professional experience in leading internal and external communications and amplifying climate initiatives through research and engagement. In spearheading communication portfolios for climate change projects, she has led integrated efforts promoting climate and environment themes among various audiences.

Her partnership with youth-led organizations, government agencies, ministries as well as international organizations have resulted in execution of numerous outreach projects, capacity building workshops and conferences. In her professional and volunteer roles, she has developed and supported several climate- focused youth engagement campaigns and research projects on a local and international level. These include co-development of a global Youth Engagement Plan through the NDC Partnership Youth Task Force and coordination of a Climate Change Position paper as a 2021 Global Youth Climate Network Ambassador, through the World Bank’s youth to youth initiative.

A 2019 Chevening Scholar, Dainalyn holds a MA. in Global Communication and Development (now titled Global Communication and Social Change) from Loughborough University, London. Her dissertation – "An Investigation Of The Lived Experiences of Youth in Jamaica and Their Response to Climate Change Engagement" has been published by the institution. Dainalyn is a podcaster and has created several podcasts exclusively focused on culture, climate and sustainable development.

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