<p>Adapting to climate change can require awkward marriage of local customs and outside assistance. Graduate student and disaster risk expert Ratu Tevita Rarokolutu talks with Simon about traditional customs, the resilience of Fijian communities, and the biases in ranking climate risk.</p>

Adapting to climate change can require awkward marriage of local customs and outside assistance. Graduate student and disaster risk expert Ratu Tevita Rarokolutu talks with Simon about traditional customs, the resilience of Fijian communities, and the biases in ranking climate risk.

Resilient Communities, with Ratu Tevita Rarokolutu

We’ve all heard about low-lying islands in the Pacific threatened by rising seas. 

What is it like to really live there? How are people responding to climate change? What do they think about the future of their countries? Join climate scientist Simon Donner for a series of in-person conversations with friends and youth leaders in Kiribati and Fiji about local perspectives on climate change, the challenge of getting your voice heard on the international stage, and the resilience of Pacific cultures.

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We’ve all heard about low-lying islands in the Pacific threatened by rising seas. What is it like to really live there? How are people responding to climate change? What do they think about the future of their countries? Join climate scientist Simon Donner for a series of in-person conversations with friends and youth leaders in Kiribati and Fiji about local perspectives on climate change, the challenge of getting your voice heard on the international stage, and the resilience of Pacific cultures.

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Resilient Communities, with Ratu Tevita Rarokolutu