Ricardo Marshall is a career public servant with a proven track record of providing quality technical advice, leadership and programme/project management and implementation to the government and people of Barbados. He brings holistic thinking and practical knowledge across a wide range of technical subjects related to sustainable development and climate change response for small island developing states. Having spent much of his career serving in the Ministries responsible for Environment and Health, he joined the Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment as the Director of the Sustainable Development Section, and of the Roofs to Reefs Programme. This portfolio was then transferred to the Prime Minister’s Office. He has represented Barbados and the Alliance of Small Island Developing States (AOSIS) on matters related to Adaptation, Mitigation, Loss & Damage, Just Transition, and Climate Justice. His primary focus however has been on Climate Finance. The Roofs to Reefs Programme has been the flagship programme that has led to the realisation of a number of innovative climate finance initiatives for Barbados including Debt Swaps, Policy-Based Loans (PBLs), the Blue Green Bank and the Barbados Contingent Credit Facility.
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