Adriel Charles is a recent Undergraduate of The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus where she pursued her BSc in International Relations and Minor in Cultural Studies. Currently, she is a Fellow at Island Innovation and an active member of the United Nations Federation of Youth for Water and Climate (UN1FY) Latin America and Caribbean Team. Adriel would have always had a passion for Caribbean development, but it was during a Model United Nations Conference in 2018, her interest and passion expanded to include the UN’s SDGs. In 2021, she was trained and certified as a Sustainability Leader by United People Global. During 2020-2021 she would have represented Trinidad and Tobago as the Country Coordinator at the UN Conference of Youth 16 (Glasgow, 2021). 

Adriel strongly believes that education and awareness are some of the key ways that youth can become involved in the movement towards developing climate resiliency. During her three-year university program, she would have held various leadership positions where she contributed to local community development through the SDGs. She especially focused on climate change education and awareness through planning and executing local conferences, and seminars. She strongly believes that climate change can be understood and mitigated through a transdisciplinary approach, and she works tirelessly to see positive outcomes in this field. Combining her lived experiences growing up in a small island, and her professional experience she hopes to influence other young people to become more active in the fight against climate change.