In Samoa and again in many Pacific Island countries the self is collective it's not about you it's about your family. So if one family is experiencing flooding or they lose their home we consider that a loss of by the entire village. Lauren: As we're at this moment looking ahead for COP 27 in Egypt, I'm curious about how your work can help frame the conversation around who pays equity and justice both within neighborhoods and globally.
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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