Marjahn Finlayson

What is ClimateEdu Bahamas?

What is ClimateEdu Bahamas?

ClimateEdu Bahamas' mission is to improve climate change education across The Bahamas and the Caribbean. By empowering learners across the region, we can find more creative solutions to the climate crisis.


One of our projects creates accessible educational resources for teachers and students around the country to build this knowledge on fundamental climate change science and its effects on Bahamian biodiversity and food security.


We also provide assistance with curriculum writing for workshops, summer camps, school lessons and other education missions.

What is The Fin Forecast?

What is The Fin Forecast?

This is a newsletter sent directly to your email that is focused on telling you what the weather will be like across The Bahamas in the most fun way possible! Every week, our chief meteorologist, astronomer and astrologer (Marjahn) finds ways to better prepare you for the challenges for the week ahead.

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Development. Advancement. Preservation. Sustainability.

DAPS is a social enterprise with the mission to create spaces to introduce sustainable practices that align with climate action, such as thrifting in small communities, recycling and providing educational outlets for persons of all ages. This project serves as a means of Community Care and adaptation for climate action in small communities.

Green Settlements

Taking climate action means developing a "green settlement" mindset.

This means re-engaging with inherent sustainable practices and activating community care as a means to combat climate change.

Our Goals:

  • Introduce accessible climate education
  • Introduce more sustainable ways for waste management
  • Work in schools to build these concepts and communities
  • Reintroduce sustainable climate adaptation within communities
  • Empower communities with these sustainable practices and education


DAPS has been active in South Eleuthera, Bahamas for about a year.

Our Thrift Addicts campaign combats fast fashion and quantifies all inventory in dollar amounts.


Image is from Thrift Addicts event in October 2021.

DAPS In The MEdia!

Thrifting is one easy way to take climate action!

Check out this Our News Report to learn more!

Follow DAPS on Instagram @dapsbahamas to see our work on the ground!

Caribbean Climate Adaptation Strategies

As part of an Open Climate fellowship with the Open Environmental Data Project, we are creating an open wiki page dedicated to Caribbean Climate Adaptation Strategies throughout the Caribbean!

What will be on the wiki page?

  1. Cultural Climate Adaptation Methods
  2. Local Expert Listings
  3. Sustainability Guides (pdfs)

Why Wiki?


To make shared knowledge more accessible.

Join the work in progress!

Interested in editing and adding more to the work?


Fill out an interest form here.


Check out the wiki here!

About Marjahn

Marjahn is a climate change scientist, educator, and activist. She started in science as a tropical cyclone (hurricane) watcher, trying to figure out how climate change will affect these phenomena since she is a native of a hurricane-prone nation, The Bahamas. Through her platform, ClimateEdu Bahamas, she runs the local climate impact service, the Fin Forecast, and the social sustainability collective, DAPS (Development. Advancement. Preservation. Sustainability). As an activist, Marjahn brings concerns about SIDS and underserved communities to work more toward radical climate justice. She is currently working on PhD research on estimating and understanding the regional ocean heat content changes.


Affiliations

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Let's Connect!

Let's Connect!

Interested in working with Marjahn?


Email info@climateedubahamas.com with any inquiries about speaking events, educational support and fees.


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