Alaska Venture Fund launched The Aywaa Storyhouse to support next-gen Indigenous leaders center cultural values in climate action in Alaska and around the world.
Since 2012, Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) has used rights-based approaches to support climate-displaced people inside Bangladesh. They recognise that existing government programs do not meet climate-displaced peoples’ needs, often because local and national governments do not fully understand the challenges they face or how to support them.
A community hub for East African women to lead on solutions which address climate has laid its foundation in the Ugandan town of Tororo. This hub will provide an inclusive space for women to build resilience to the impacts of climate change in their region and around the world.
A network of over 2000 justice defending organizations has come together to share ideas in how to the global health crisis. This group, The Legal Empowerment Network, is training “barefoot lawyers” to stand up for human rights amid the coronavirus pandemic and climate crisis.
A Kenyan documentary, Thank You for the Rain, has helped to catalyze changed nationally and internationally. The film follows a family of farmers battling the effects of climate change and has become a case study for how a film can spark a global movement.
With thousands of years of environmental observations, Inuit communities have advice for newcomers to help limit harm to the fragile Arctic Ocean as it opens to shipping. We can start by banning high polluting fuels, restricting ballast water that can bring invasive species to the north, and curbing underwater noise.