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In this episode of Catching the last wave, we are honoured 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 Pacific Island countries decided to begin a campaign to persuade the leaders of the Pacific Island Forum to take the issue of climate change and human rights to the International Court of Justice. They now have members in every Pacific Island country from all levels of education. Their core campaign remains convincing the governments of the world to seek an Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice answering a question that will develop new international law integrating legal obligations around environmental treaties and basic human rights.

PISFCC is also committed to educating and encouraging all Pacific Island youth to become aware and take action to help prevent and fight against climate change.

Together with Caleb and Belyndar, we will explore the Pacific youth perspective on climate change and security and learn more about the commitments of young people who are dedicating their life to climate activism.