In Polynesian cultures this is tied and culture and land and environments are very much tied so without a healthy environment or an intact piece of land, you also lose a lot of the languages and cultural references that we have. For atonations such as martial islands Kiribas to Valu to K'lau when they are forced to leave because there will be no more land or it's fully submerged or it's no longer inhabitable you cannot just up and leave a piece of land like in the US where you can go buy a home somewhere else. To then say to a pacific islander this is no longer yours because the ocean has taken over that's essentially saying cutting off
Twenty of the world’s richest countries – mostly in the Global North – are responsible for 80 percent of the carbon pollution that’s driving extreme weather and supercharging natural disasters. Yet poorer countries in the Global South are experiencing climate-induced disasters first and worst. Wealthier and whiter countries in the Global North are being hit by climate disruption as well, but they also have more resources to adapt. We talk with two award-winning journalists, one from each hemisphere, about covering climate change in their part of the world and bridging the disconnect that exists between North and South.
Guests:
Lauren Sommer, Reporter, NPR
Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, Reporter for The Guardian, Host of An Impossible Choice.
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