e-Bwebwenato #3

28 July, 2021

Third e-Bwebwenato (e-Talanoa) Session for Framing Ambition for MEPC77. Theme: Coral and Ice

This session addressed the dying of coral reefs in the ocean and presence of black carbon in the Arctic and was hosted by Ambassador Albon Ishoda of the Marshall Islands Embassy in Suva, Fiji. The session was designed to talanoa about the survival of coral reefs and emission reduction of black carbon at the IMO.  The Coral theme was introduced (click here for presentation) together with video played on “Rise: From One Island To Another” by two indigenous poets – one from the Marshall Islands (Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner) and another from Greenland (Aka Niviâna) – meet at the source of our rising seas to share a moment of solidarity. The Ice theme was presented by ICC (click here for presentation) and CAA.