Climate change increasingly risks Pacific security and sovereignty on land and sea due to sea level rise, a warming ocean, disaster, and displacement. These challenges are no longer the problems of the future– they are some of the largest risks of today. Addressing these challenges requires understanding and partnership between the leaders of today and tomorrow. In building toward a better future, the Center for Climate and Security (CCS), with support from the US Mission to New Zealand, launched the Youth-Led Visions of a Climate-Secure Pacific program, the second iteration of a young leaders program that started in 2023 with a NATO-focused cohort.
From left to right: videographer Mojeri Coker; Young Leaders Michael Chapman, Liam Clegg, Silas Zhang, and Conrad Johnie Ikaika Morgan; CCS Research Fellow Elsa Barron; and Young Leaders Kalita Titi Homasi, Georgia Nichols, and Hailey Campbell.
CCS selected seven young leaders for the program, based on their visions of a climate-secure Pacific shared in the video below. These included Hailey Campbell (United States), Michael Chapman (United States), Liam Clegg (Cook Islands/ Australia), Kalita Titi Homasi (New Zealand/ Tuvalu), Conrad Johnie Ikaika Morgan (United States), Georgia Nichols (United States), and Silas Zhang (New Zealand). You can find more information about the call for applications and read the bios of our selected young leaders on the program website.
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