Empowering Island Resilience: The Team SIDS Alliance
As climate change continues to threaten the future of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the Team SIDS alliance brings together global expertise, innovative solutions, and dedicated support to strengthen their resilience. By fostering collaboration and advancing climate technology, we ensure that no island is left behind in the fight against environmental challenges.
TeamSIDS is a dedicated inter- organizational platform for addressing the growing climate change issues, alarmingly enveloping Small Island States, has become the most essential social ethic for organizations and individuals. Small Island States by their sheer vulnerability and remoteness should not be left to fend for themselves and need careful integration into the mainstream Climate agenda and handheld for effectively fighting climate change impacts with improved resilience.
Team SIDS is a team of dedicated and experienced science and technology professionals, working in the space of Clean-tech and Climate Innovations promotion, for over 2 decades, now collaborating to harness and channelize these critical learnings in cutting-edge research, pioneering technologies, and sustainable development practices, targeting and strengthening the resilience and growth of Climate vulnerable Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and their communities. By creating a nurturing local ecosystem through intense, customized capacity building actions and deploying appropriate innovation and entrepreneurship solutions, in emerging frontiers such as novel downstream applications of satellite data and other impactful mitigation and adaptation technologies and unleashing targeted climate solutions, to effectively leapfrog conventionalities, into pathways that enhance climate resilience and support local, low-carbon economic growth , while preserving the unique cultures and fragile ecosystems of island nations, for the future generations.
At the core of our work is a strong commitment to the people and communities of SIDS. We recognize the rapidly closing window of opportunity and the complexities they face and prioritize development and deployment of tailored solutions that address their specific needs. Our approach is based on collaboration with local stakeholders, ensuring that strategies are culturally and contextually relevant, environmentally sustainable and economically viable, rather than imposing generalized solutions.
Sustainable development is most effective when owned and driven by the communities themselves. Our work involves inclusive actions like community participation, extensive stakeholder feedback, facilitating access to the tools, resources, and opportunities required to enable meaningful progress. We focus not only on scaling proven models that can be adapted and applied across most SIDS, allowing rapid progress in achieving Climate impact, but also on building capacities for creating transformative solutions, locally.
R.M.P Jawahar
R.M.P. Jawahar is a distinguished leader in business incubation and entrepreneurship development with over three decades of experience. He has played a significant role in shaping the landscape of innovation in India, contributing to the growth of numerous startups and fostering economic development in various sectors such as Energy efficiency and access, renewable energy manufacturing and bio-technology, healthcare, and many more.
Since 1989, Mr. Jawahar has established himself as a thought leader, collaborating with domestic and international organizations, governments, and institutions to strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem, globally. His extensive experience and global connections have enabled him to advocate for policies and frameworks that have laid the roadmap for innovation and startup growth across India.
Mr. Jawahar has provided valuable strategic advice on policy development, helping shape government initiatives that nurture startups and encourage sustainable growth. His contributions have influenced the design of programs that drive innovation, particularly in addressing societal challenges such as climate change and healthcare. He has led from the front and accepted many responsibilities such as being the President of the Asian Association of Business Incubation, Founder President of the Indian Science parks and Business Incubators Association, ISBA and many other Global responsibilities. He has been recognized as the International Champion of Business Incubation by the UKBI, the UK Business Incubators Association, in 2006.
Mr. Jawahar has actively engaged with international experts and networks, facilitating knowledge exchange and cross-border venture collaboration. His efforts have opened global opportunities for Indian entrepreneurs, helping them access new markets and resources.
With a focus on Clean tech innovation that drives societal impact, Mr. Jawahar’s commitment to mentoring entrepreneurs and fostering long-term growth has made him a respected figure in the global business incubation community.
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Gita Chengappa
Gita Chengappa is an expert in promoting entrepreneurship, particularly in the emerging fields of innovative technologies. With extensive experience in project conceptualization and management, she has played a pioneering role in leading national and international development projects that focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, for over 2 decades.
Her expertise extends to cross-cultural venture incubation, where she has facilitated the growth of startups across diverse environments, ensuring they are well-equipped to navigate the global market. She also advises on strategic intellectual property (IP) protection, helping innovative startups gain a competitive edge through effective IP management.
Ms. Chengappa has served as a member of the National Advisory and Project Monitoring Committees for Technology Entrepreneurship Development under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Her work has had a significant impact on fostering technology-driven entrepreneurship and driving sustainable development.
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