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Catching the last wave
by UNDP Climate Security in the Pacific project
Climate Change is the defining issue of our time, and we are at a defining moment.It undermines human security and acts as a threat multiplier, exacerbating existing vulnerabilities.Whether we like it or not, it is a question of when -not if- we will have to deal with the security impacts of climate change.We will provide insight into how climate change is already and will continue shaping the way we live, deepening the knowledge of how, when and why climate security risks arise and how we can manage the risks.Let’s catch the last wave and take the last opportunity for climate actions!
Episodes
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Paulo Baleinakorodawa - Transcend Oceania Programs Director
Our guest for this episode of Catching the last wave is Paulo Baleinakorodawa, a peace practitioner and educator who has worked in peacebuilding for more than 20 years in Fiji, the Pacific region, and internationally. He is currently Transcend Oceania Programs Director, and his role includes...
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Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls – Pacific Island Feminist
Our guest for this episode of Catching the last wave is Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls, a well-renown Pacific Island feminist working on the nexus between peace, development, and climate change. Sharon is the Pacific Regional Representative of Shifting the Power Coalition, an alliance of 14 diverse Pacific...
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Sainimili Tawake - Inclusive Development Advisor at the Pacific Disability Forum
Our guest for this episode of Catching the last wave is Sainimili Tawake, who works as inclusive development advisor for the Pacific Disability Forum. The Pacific Disability Forum is a constituency of 71 organizations of and for persons with disabilities spread across 22 Pacific Island countries...
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Mia Kami - Musician, singer-songwriter, climate activist
Our guest for this episode of Catching the last wave is Mia Kami, Tongan singer, and songwriter currently teaching at the Tupou College Toloa in Tonga. Mia is passionate about gender equality, indigenous sovereignty, climate change, and the Pacific region. She attended the University of the South...
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Mr Anote Tong - former President of Kiribati and member of the Pacific Elders' Voice
In this episode, we'll have the chance to hear from a guest who needs no introduction: Mr. Anote Tong, a world-renowned leader in the battle against climate change. Mr. Tong served as President of Kiribati from 2003 to 2016. Since leaving office, he has continued to speak about the realities of...
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Distinguished Professor Steven Ratuva - Award-winning political sociologist and global interdisciplinary scholar
Distinguished Professor Steven Ratuva, award-winning political sociologist and global interdisciplinary scholar, is Director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at the University of Canterbury. He was elected into the NZ Royal Society-Te Apārangi in 2020 for research distinction and...
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Dr. Volker Boege - Toda Peace Institute's Senior Research Fellow for Climate Change and Conflict
Dr. Volker Boege is Toda Peace Institute’s Senior Research Fellow for Climate Change and Conflict. He has worked extensively in the areas of peacebuilding and resilience in the Pacific region and he is also a Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Institute in Australia. Dr Boege is also an...
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Caleb Pollard & Belyndar Rikimani - Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change
In this episode of Catching the last wave, we are honored to hear from Caleb Pollard and Belyndar Rikimani, respectively the President and Vice President of the youth-led organization Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC). PISFCC began in March 2019 when students from 8…
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Ken Kassem - a.i. Regional Programme Coordinator at IUCN
Ken Kassem is the acting interim Regional Programme Coordinator for IUCN Oceania. Ken is a half Egyptian and half American passionate conservationist who has worked for IUCN for 3 years as Strategic Partnerships Officer. His background is in marine sciences and geography with an emphasis on…
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Ms. Janani Vivekananda - Head of Programme Climate Diplomacy and Security at Adelphi
Janani Vivekananda is Head of Programme Climate Diplomacy and Security at Adelphi, where she specializes in climate change and peacebuilding. As a peacebuilding practitioner with a background in peace and disaster risk reduction field research and operations, the aim of her work is to connect...
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Mr. Broderick Menke - NAP Coordinator for the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Our guest for this episode of "Catching the last wave" is Mr. Broderick Menke, RMI's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Coordinator. Broderick graduated from the Chaminade University of Honolulu in Environmental Science and he is currently working at the Climate Change Directorate with the Ministry…
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Hon. Seve Paeniu - Minister of Finance of Tuvalu
Our guest for this episode of "Catching the last wave" is Hon. Seve Paeniu, Tuvalu's Minister of Finance. Hon. Seve started his career as Assistant Planning Officer with Tuvalu's Ministry of Finance in 1988 and became the Ministry's Director of Planning in 1989. His long political career includes...
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Dr. Mahendra Kumar - Senior climate change specialist
Our guest for this episode of "Catching the last wave" is Dr. Mahendra Kumar, a senior climate change specialist with wide experience in climate change, development, energy and environment programs in Asia-Pacific and Africa. He is currently Honorary Associate Professor at the Institute of…
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Mrs. Gladys Habu - Solomon Islands climate champion and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador
Our guest for this episode of "Catching the last wave" is Gladys Habu, a passionate young climate advocate from the Solomon Islands. Gladys has campaigned for years at the local, regional and international levels to increase awareness of the impact of climate change. Her climate work has been...
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Mr Bikenibeu Paeniu - former Prime Minister of Tuvalu and agricultural & resource economist
Our guest for this episode of "Catching the last wave" is Honorable Bikenibeu Paeniu, former Prime Minister of Tuvalu and currently a consultant for the Tuvalu Climate Action Network (TuCAN) and technical advisor for the Ministry of Agriculture. Honorable Bikenibeu was the youngest ever Prime...
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Reverend James Bhagwan - General Secretary of PCC
In this episode of “Catching the last wave”, we are honored to host the General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) Reverend James Bhagwan. PCC is the region's peak ecumenical body with 33members churches and 10 national councils of churches across 19 Pacific Island States and...
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Ms. Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner - Climate Envoy for the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Director of nonprofit Jo-Jikum
In this episode of “Catching the last wave”, we are honored to talk to a Pacific climate change expert and regional and global climate change advocate Ms. Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner. Kathy is a Marshall Islander poet, performance artist, educator. She received international acclaim through her poetry...
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Mr. Mark Howden - Director of the Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions at the Australian National University
In this episode of “Catching the last wave”, we had a conversation with the Director of the Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions at the Australian National University and Vice Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Professor Mark Howden. Mr. Howden was on the…
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Dr Robert Glasser - Head of the Climate and Security Policy Centre at ASPI
In this episode of “Catching the last wave”, we are honored to host the Head of the Climate and Security Policy Centre at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Dr Robert Glasser. Dr. Glasser previously served as the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction…
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Dr. Filimon Manoni - Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS)
In this first episode of “Catching the last wave”, we had a conversation with Deputy Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) Dr Filimon Manoni. Appointed in 2020, Dr Manoni’s worked with PIFS as International Legal Adviser since 2018, being responsible for providing…
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Introduction - Climate Security in the Pacific podcast
Welcome to the "Catching the last wave" podcast! Developed by the Climate Security in the Pacific project team with the generous funding of the UN Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund (PBF). Together we will explore the complex correlation between climate change and security and how it is…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Climate Change is the defining issue of our time, and we are at a defining moment.It undermines human security and acts as a threat multiplier, exacerbating existing vulnerabilities.Whether we like it or not, it is a question of when -not if- we will have to deal with the security impacts of climate change.We will provide insight into how climate change is already and will continue shaping the way we live, deepening the knowledge of how, when and why climate security risks arise and how we can manage the risks.Let’s catch the last wave and take the last opportunity for climate actions!
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UNDP Climate Security in the Pacific project
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