The slow violence that threatens the Marshall Islands, threatens us all.

Climate change impacts the most vulnerable atolls on our planet first and the future of the islanders is a global responsibility, says Climate Envoy Tina Stege.

Jaluit Atoll Lagoon, The Marshall Islands ©Keith Polya | Flickr

“I’m standing on the shoulders of giants, like late ambassador Tony de Brum. For many years now our people have been lighting the way forward in the face of these grim realities. We have led the way in international mitigation efforts. The Marshall Islands were the first country to ratify the Paris Agreement. And we were the first island nation to communicate with the UN, a strategy to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and to achieve climate resilience.”

Tina Stege, Marshall Islands Climate Envoy
Tina Stege’s colleague Doreen de Brum uses clear language during the Human Rights Council.

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Exploring the solutions to the lack of inclusion in journalism, focusing on decolonising journalism and discussing whiteness, Eurocentrism and objectivity.