MORE WORLD: Sujatha Byravan, Harsha Walia, Jennifer Kamau

In her keynote Sujatha Byravan (India) highlighted the notion that the ones who are already feeling the consequences of global warming (sea level rise, extreme weather events, etc.) are those who have contributed least to the emission of greenhouse gases. In her response Harsha Walia (Canada) spoke out against hypocritical policies of the North such as the UN global compact that ostensibly work against climate change but in fact are mere covers for keeping people in the Global South or forcing them into labor migration. The closing discussion of the conference showed that climate justice means addressing the connectedness of climate displacement with all forms of migration. Moderated by Jennifer Kamau (Kenia/Germany), this talk was part of the Berliner Gazette’s 20th anniversary initiative MORE WORLD. Info here: https://more-world.berlinergazette.de