8.5 Dahvia Hylton Jamaican Climate Advocate

8.5 Dahvia Hylton Jamaican Climate Advocate

From Solarpunk Presents by Solarpunk Presents

June 1, 2026 · 43 min · Season 8 · Episode 5

About this episode

Ariel and Aleya interview Dahvia Hylton, a Jamaican climate advocate, discussing various environmental issues and community efforts in Jamaica.

For this episode, Ariel and Aleya sit down to talk with Dahvia Hylton, Jamaican Climate Advocate and educator, formerly from the Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council (JCCYC) and currently still supporting the Stronger Caribbean Together Network. We discuss deep sea mining, the oceans being the second set of lungs of the earth, hurricane Melissa, Solarpunk-esque happenings on the island and hints of the best path forward. Links: Stronger Caribbean Together Network: https://strongercaribbeantogether.org/ Kindred on the Rock - (St. Catherine) https://www.instagram.com/kindredontherock/?hl=en Solidarity Yaad (St. Ann) https://www.solidarityyaadjamaica.org/ Thanks for listening and if you would like to support our podcast, you can check us out on Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents/ Music: Anatomy from Aleya Jobson, available on https://fastfrwrd.info Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ariel, Aleya

Guest: Dahvia Hylton

Topics covered

  • climate advocacy
  • deep sea mining
  • ocean health
  • hurricanes
  • community networks
  • Stronger Caribbean Together

Keywords

  • climate change
  • Jamaica
  • ocean health
  • hurricane Melissa
  • community advocacy
  • Stronger Caribbean Together

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council, Stronger Caribbean Together Network

Places: Jamaica, St. Catherine, St. Ann

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