Leneka Scott
Caribbean Regional Coordinator, High Seas Alliance
Leneka Scott (née Rhoden) is an Environmental Management Specialist with experience working across the Caribbean region on environmental sustainability, focusing on biodiversity and energy conservation. She is experienced in renewable energy structures and biofuel production, developing marine protected area frameworks, creating ecosystem management plans, and managing projects that cater to institutional development and sustainable funding of regional environmental agencies. Through her work at the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications, and Transport (MSETT), Jamaica, she has been instrumental in developing the Electric Vehicle Policy and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Policy for Public Buildings, promoting the transition to renewable energy and enhancing the country's energy resilience.
Leneka serves as the Caribbean Regional Coordinator for the High Seas Alliance (HSA) and is an Advisory Board Member of the Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI). Her responsibilities involve promoting the ratification of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty and reviewing critical policies related to ocean governance, focusing on integrating science, policy, and law to protect marine ecosystems both within and beyond national jurisdictions, fitting into the climate change framework.
Leneka is a Chevening Scholar, currently pursuing a Master of Laws (LLM) in Energy and Climate Change at Queen Mary University of London, where she focuses on frameworks for decarbonization and principles governing sustainable energy management.