How do race, gender, and economic status shape climate vulnerability? Why are marginalised communities often hit the hardest by climate disasters?

Hosts Joycelyn Longdon and Carl Schlyter are joined by Mateus Fernandes, a young climate activist from the favelas of Guarulhos, São Paulo, and Lali Fernando Riascos, an Afro-Colombian youth leader and content creator from Guapi, Colombia. Together, they explore the intersection of systemic inequality and the climate crisis.

From the disproportionate impacts of extreme weather to the exclusion of frontline communities from climate policy, they discuss why adaptation efforts must center those most affected. Mateus and Lali share their experiences of advocacy, resilience, and the urgent need for climate action and social justice.

Released on the World’s Day of Social Justice (20th of Feb) and as we see disasters caused by extreme weather all over the world, this episode asks: How do we ensure that the most vulnerable communities are at the center of our climate adaptation efforts? 

What can you do? 

These are some concrete steps you can take for Climate Adaptation:

• Share this podcast! The video version on YouTube is subtitled in multiple languages.
• Sign the Greenpeace Brazil petition to demand governments and decision-makers to take decisive action for climate adaptation.
• Check your area or city's climate adaptation plans and demand local decision-makers to take action and prioritise the voices and needs of the most marginalised.
• Maybe you can implement your own adaptation measures. It can start by protecting your house, planting trees, or even connecting with your neighbours.

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