Vanishing cultures

Issue 33

About this issue: Special edition in collaboration with the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and Only One / Created as a campaign tool for distribution at COP28 / Introduced by H.E. Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr Pa’olelei Luteru, Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States and Permanent Representative of Samoa to the United Nations / Frontline climate stories from Fiji and Samoa, Dominican Republic, Vanuatu and the Marshall Islands.

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INDIGENOUS WISDOM

In the face of climate change and severe weather events, Fiji and Samoa’s Indigenous knowledge systems highlight the need for the integration of science and Indigenous expertise to mitigate the effects of climate change.

SEAWEED SIEGE

Fuelled by a changing ocean, the aggressive proliferation of sargassum seaweed has turned an important ecological haven in the open seas into a destructive force inundating the coastline of the Dominican Republic. Now swathes of the Dominican Republic’s shores are covered by masses of rotting algae, disrupting local communities and industries that depend on a healthy ocean. These communities are now working to turn this crisis into an opportunity.

CYCLONES AND CULTURAL LOSS

Over 3,000 kilometres northeast of Australia lies a delicate string of 83 remote islands, an archipelago that makes up the country of Vanuatu. Here, storms and sea level rise are damaging cultural sites, fracturing local customs, language, and communities, and causing mass displacement. Vanuatu is now leading the call for international climate justice and the legal recognition of UN member states’ responsibilities to address climate change, domestically and abroad.

VANIsHING SHORES

In the Marshall Islands, a concerted community effort is fighting hard to protect not only their home, but also their identity, their landmarks, their history, and their future.

BEHIND THE LENS

In this edition of Behind the lens, we feature a selection of this year’s winning photographs from Ocean Photographer of the Year.

COLUMNISTS:

In this guest column, Niue’s head of the National Disaster Management Office, Robin Hekau, explains how Niuean language and culture are under threat due to extreme weather events..
Belize’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Carlos Fuller, speaks about rising sea levels and the resilience of Belizeans.
Tuvalu’s minister of finance Hon. Seve Paeniu, outlines how Tuvalu plans to finance a sustainable future in times of change.

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