Building a Sustainable Future for Grand Bahama with Rupert Hayward of Blue Action Lab | Episode 19 Part 1

On this episode of From the Ground Up with Marc Weller, Matt Rienzo and Marc Weller discuss Grand Bahama with Rupert Hayward, Founder and President of Blue Action Lab and Blue Action Ventures, Director of the Grand Bahama Port Authority and the Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation, Board Member of The Bahamas Protected Areas Fund, and an advisor to the University of The Bahamas on climate and resilience.

A Bahamian, former merchant banker, and real estate developer with more than 20 years of international investment experience, Rupert has devoted his focus to his nonprofit, Blue Action Lab. This Bahamian non-profit organization develops strategies to combat climate change and build a resilient and sustainable future for climate-threatened communities.

Marc, Matt, and Rupert talk about their experience working together on development projects in Grand Bahama and their plans for sustaining its natural ecosystems and communities in part one of this two-part series.