Since moving to Barbados in 2001 Natalie has become more specialized in climate change issues following completion (with Distinction) of the Masters programme in Natural Resource Management, specialising in Climate Change at the University of the West Indies. She has worked on climate change vulnerability assessments, trained staff from the Department for International Development (DfID) in the Caribbean, on climate change issues and worked on many other environmental assessments and implementation strategies in Barbados and the wider Caribbean. She has also recently prepared materials for an online course on Climate Change for CERMES at UWI Cave Hill.
As one of the co-authors of the Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (VCA) Manual, Ms. Hutchinson has extensive awareness and understanding of the methodology and is currently undertaking some elements of VCA as part of the Second National Communication process for Barbados. She has also contributed to the MACC pilot of the method focusing on tourism in Speightstown, Barbados.
Currently, Ms. Hutchinson is a Senior Programme Officer with the Caribsave Partnership.
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