Allanson Cruickshank is a Vincentian geographer, urban and regional planner and environmental scientist. Allanson has worked on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction initiatives in numerous locales in St. Vincent and Grenadines (SVG). He has also lent his expertise to international agencies and firms as a climate change specialist and project manager for several projects in SVG. Moreover, he lectured Environmental Science, Green Engineering and Geography at the SVG Community College for almost a decade, nurturing the next generation of Vincentian environmental stewards.
Allanson is currently pursuing his PhD at the Island and Small States Institute at the University of Malta in volcanic risk reduction in the face of climate hazards and is the Managing Director of A.M.A. Consulting SVG. His recent journal article publication reviews the available academic literature on the nexus between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in volcanic small island developing states (SIDS).
Allanson’s experience in project management and environmental science blends seamlessly in his role as the Project Coordinator for the Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) Grenadines Seabird Program.