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From The Frontlines Of Climate Change
A Powerful Voice From The Frontlines Of Climate Change
Pelenise Alofa Pilitati, from Kiribati, is in New Zealand
WHAT:
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY
Pelenise Alofa Pilitati lives in Kiribati , where her
yard fills up with seawater everyday at high tide. Nothing
grows there.
Pelenise is a passionate speaker who talks about how climate change is affecting Pacific people now. At the Copenhagen climate change summit three months ago, she was one of four climate witnesses at the Oxfam International Climate Hearing hosted by Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson. Pelenise is in New Zealand for a week and a half and is available for TV, radio and print interviews.
WHEN
:
THROUGH MARCH 14
An interview can be arranged
around her existing meetings, or you can catch her at the
Pasifika Festival in Auckland on March 13, where she
will be at Oxfam’s ‘Hung Out to Dry’ installation, as
well as speaking from stage.
WHERE:
Pelenise
Is Based In Auckland While In New Zealand
ENDS
COP29: Navigating Ocean Finance - Investing In A Sustainable Blue Future
Global Strategic Communications Council: One Year After Signing The Tripling Pledge, Governments’ Targets Are Unchanged, Even As Solar’s Prospects Are Upgraded
UN Climate Change: Financing The Future - Vera Songwe’s Vision For A Climate And Growth Agenda At COP29
Glasgow Actions: At COP29, Global Activists Urge Strong Climate Finance Deal By Transforming Baku's Olympic Stadium Into Call For Action
Climate Action Network: COP29 - Repression Epidemic Regarding Climate Activists And Human Rights Defenders
Demand Climate Justice DCJ: Climate Justice Groups Condemn COP29’s Carbon Markets Decision - Corporate Profits vs People’s Interests