Frontline communities experience colonization, sea-level rise, resource extraction and tourism as threats to environmental, social and cultural well-being
Video: Pacific Climate Change Leader Brianna Fruean's Full Speech at COP26 | TheCoconetTV“We are not drowning, we are fighting.” [02:33]
Samoan Climate Activist at COP26 Says Her Country 'Won't Be the Last' to Drown | CBC
Carol Off interviews Brianna Fruean about her experience as a Pacific Island climate activist and her messages to world leaders. Published November 2, 2021
Video: Climate Change Isn't a Distant Threat – It's Our Reality | TED“Adaptation and Indigenous knowledge are the solutions. These islands are our ancestors, our predecessors, our homes. We are at the risk of losing all of that for something we contributed very, very little to.” Youth climate warrior Selina Leem reads one of her poems and shares her perspective from growing up on Aelon Kein Ad, the Marshall Islands. [06:11]
Small Island Nations Caught Between Tourism Economy, Climate Change | Hawai’i Public Radio
Many small island nations face the dilemma of responding to the impacts of climate change, while also relying on tourism for economic survival, which in turn furthers environmental harm. Author: Mallika Sen, published September 27, 2021
The Big Picture for Our Big Ocean States in 2022 - Thoughts from the Blue Pacific | Pacific Islands Forum“It is no coincidence that all roads, all stories, all our development trajectories, bring us home to the Ocean... It is the source of our identity, livelihoods and for many, our destruction if we do not turn the tide.” The Pacific Islands Forum is an organization of 18 Pacific Island nations that meets annually. This commentary is written based on remarks from the Forum Secretary General Henry Puna on February 22, 2022.
Pacific Island Nations Are Bringing Their Climate Justice Fight to the World's Highest Court | TIME
The island nation of Vanuatu, along with support from over a dozen countries and territories in the Pacific, is trying “to get the world’s highest court to issue a legal statement, or an advisory opinion, on climate change.” Author: Amy Gunia, published July 18, 2022
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