Episode description

In this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World, I am delighted to share with you a conversation I had recently with the wonderfully insightful artist, writer and researcher, Christina Conklin exploring the impact of the climate crisis on our oceans and cities around the world, and the possibilities for hope.

Christina and co-author, Marina Psaros have recently released The Atlas of Disappearing Places: Our Coasts and Oceans in the Climate Crisis  published by New Society Press - a beautiful yet confronting work to help us see the devastating impact of the climate crisis as well as the opportunities for individual and collective action. The atlas shares stores of twenty places around the world and explores "the impacts of climate change - changing chemistry, warming waters, strengthening storms and rising seas - using the metaphor of the ocean as a body to draw parallels between natural systems and human systems."
 
This book doesn't shy away from the existential threats and offers a clear picture of what happens if we don't act. It's an amazing work of art that considers the seriousness of our situation and at the same time, the possibilities of hope if we choose to face this and act differently. Christina's beautiful maps of each place depicting these possible futures are made themselves of seaweed. 

Christina and I met through our shared support of the work of Bemeriki of Rwamwanja Rural Foundation - a refugee-led permaculture program in Rwamwanja refugee settlement in Uganda. If you can help us further support the establishment of a permaculture demonstration farm, youth kitchen gardens, widow's livelihood programs and free access to permaculture education, please donate here through our registered charity, Ethos Foundation. I send 100% directly to the community undertaking this work.

You can listen to the audio here, or watch over on the Sense-Making in a Changing World youtube.

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