On November 13, 2015 terrorists attacked a number of sites in Paris. The assault happened two weeks out from COP 21, a UN-led conference that was expected to finally secure international agreement on a viable response to climate change, and the risks it presents. Continue →
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Selina Leem doesn’t want to lose her country to climate change
Earlier this year, Evelyn met unofficial Marshall Islands ambassador Selina Leem at a Pazifik-Netzwerk meeting close to Nuremberg. Inspired by Selina’s climate change advocacy work, Ev invited her to write about how she came to be living, and attending an international high school, in Germany.
In this firsthand account, Selina talks about how real the threat of climate change is for countries like the Marshall Islands. Continue →