Leading international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle, interviews DS Director Scott Leckie on his latest thoughts on the uncertain future of small island nations and the widespread impacts of climate change. Click here and listen in from 10.40 minutes to hear Scott talking.
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Exquisite photojournalism by Beni Knight captures the unique way of life of the people of Ontong Java in the Solomon Islands and their responses to the effects of climate change: growing food insecurity, coastal erosion, cyclones and how to grapple with the looming decision of whether to move away from the land they have inhabited for countless generations. Click here to read DS' latest publication. ...
Deutsche Welle interviews DS Director Scott Leckie on what to do about that fact that up to a quarter of a billion people could be displaced by climate change
Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle released print and radio interviews today with DS Director Scott Leckie. In the interview Scott talks about recent work by DS to prevent and repair climate displacement across the globe, and DS' hopes for a positive outcome to the Paris climate talks later this year. Access the written interview here. Deutsche Welle's radio program on this issue can be accessed here. A variety of interesting voices are captured by the program but listen out for Scott Leckie at 22.20 minutes. ...
DS Welcomes Participants to the Roundtable on Improving Land Access for Climate Displaced People
DS is delighted to welcome all participants to Geneva for the Roundtable on Improving Land Access for Climate Displaced Persons and Communities! This event is one of the first-ever international gatherings to discuss the details of what it will mean to find new land for everyone, everywhere who is displaced due to the effects and consequences of climate change. We have brought together a diverse and highly experienced group of global experts on these issues and hope to come up with a series of new recommendations on how best to increase the chances for the growing millions of people across the world who are in the process of facing climate displacement. Our report on the meeting will be released in several weeks, so please come back then and have a read. Thanks for coming everyone! And thanks to the HEI for co-hosting this event with us. You can read the Opening Statement by DS Director Scott Leckie here: FINAL Opening Statement by SL to DS Roundtable A Public Event featuring many speakers from the Roundtable on 'Bigger Slums or Better Homes? Solving the Global Climate Displacement Crisis Begins with Land will be held from 18:15-20:00 at the HEI's Auditorium Ivan Pictet…...
DS Director Interviewed on the 70th Anniversary of the UDHR - Listen here!
DS Director Scott Leckie was interviewed on 10 December 2018 on Australian Radio station 3CR on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and how human rights are affected by the effects of climate change. Have a listen here: https://audio.3cr.org.au/3cr/beyond-zero-community/2018/12/10/1700/201812101700_beyond-zero-community_64.mp3...
