Climate Witness: Gail Zawacki, USA My name is Gail Zawacki, and for almost 30 years I have lived in western, rural New Jersey, USA. In that time I have planted many gardens, as well as hundreds of saplings in the woods surrounding my little farm.
Until the summer of 2008, I was one of those lucky, oblivious people who believed that though climate change was going to occur, it meant …
Climate Witness: Apa Sherpa, Nepal My name is Apa Sherpa. I am 49 years old and I live in Thame, a village in the Solukhumbu district of Nepal, right on the Everest trail. I’m a mountaineer by profession.
I was born and brought up in Thame and have climbed the mountains in this area for more then twenty years. My parents were yak-herders and farmers, but I went into mountaineering. …
Climate Witness: Muhindo Emilda, Uganda My name is Muhindo Emilda. I am 30 years old and I have lived in Kayanja/ Katwe village in Kasese district of Uganda my whole life.
I am a small scale farmer in Kayanja/Katwe area. I have worked on my farm for 20 years now and I plant maize, sunflower, peanuts, cassava and beans. I work with my family on the farm as it the only means of livelihood …
Climate Witness: Ann Daniels, UK My name is Ann Daniels. I am a mother of four children and live in Devon, in the South West of England. For the past twelve years I have been travelling and working in the Polar Regions, mainly in Nunavut Canada, Northern Russia and the Arctic Ocean.
Over this time I have completed 6 expeditions on the Arctic sea ice, sledge hauling over 1500 mi …
Climate Witness: Mugaaju Asman, Uganda My name is Mugaaju Asman. I am 50 years old and I live in Chayanja Village. I grow maize, beans, sorghum along the Semiliki Basin, which drains into Lake Edward in Uganda. I also go fishing in Lake Edward and Semiliki River. My family works with me on the farm.
I was born and brought up in Chayanja Village and I have lived here for 50 years now. …
Climate Witness: Toemon Sano, Japan My name is Toemon Sano. I operate a landscape gardening business in Yamagoe, a place in the Ukyo district of Kyoto. I succeeded my name “Toemon” when my father died. In my family, it has long been the custom for the person succeeding to the headship to take the name of Toemon. I am the 16th generation Toemon. My ancestors took care of the Imperial …
Climate Witness: Wyn Evans, UK My name is Wyn Evans and I am a third generation farmer on 80 acres of farmland in Carfai Bay, Pembrokeshire, West Wales. I also rent 88 acres, and produce milk, cheese, potatoes and some corn which are sold in our farm shop. We run a popular camp-site as the farm is situated off the beautiful coastline of Pembrokeshire. Since the 1990 I have bee …
Climate Witness: Chris Kong, Malaysia My name is Christopher Kong. I am 56 years old and I live in Kudat town, Sabah – a state in Malaysia. I was born on Labuan Island and have lived in Kudat since the year 2000. As owner of a crab company, I have boats that harvest blue swimmer crabs during the south-west monsoon season.
When the monsoon blows from mid August to November, the strong …
Climate Witness Update: Dario Schwoerer Since my Climate Witness testimony appeared on this site in August 2008, I have been participating in the TOPtoTOP expedition. Since 2002 we have been collecting good examples how we can protect our climate and share these hopes with school children in all nations we visit.
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Today we are a team of young people from 33 nations runni …
Climate Witness: Jerome Robles, Malaysia My name is Mohammad Jerome Robles. I am 37 years old and married with 2 young boys. I am a tour guide and operations manager, and have been working and living in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia for the last 7 years. I have been in the tourism industry for 14 years. I spend most of my time outdoors—around towns, villages, islands and forests.
Climate Witness Stories
My name is Gail Zawacki, and for almost 30 years I have lived in western, rural New Jersey, USA. In that time I have planted many gardens, as well as hundreds of saplings in the woods surrounding my little farm.
Until the summer of 2008, I was one of those lucky, oblivious people who believed that though climate change was going to occur, it meant …
My name is Apa Sherpa. I am 49 years old and I live in Thame, a village in the Solukhumbu district of Nepal, right on the Everest trail. I’m a mountaineer by profession.
I was born and brought up in Thame and have climbed the mountains in this area for more then twenty years. My parents were yak-herders and farmers, but I went into mountaineering. …
My name is Muhindo Emilda. I am 30 years old and I have lived in Kayanja/ Katwe village in Kasese district of Uganda my whole life.
I am a small scale farmer in Kayanja/Katwe area. I have worked on my farm for 20 years now and I plant maize, sunflower, peanuts, cassava and beans. I work with my family on the farm as it the only means of livelihood …
My name is Ann Daniels. I am a mother of four children and live in Devon, in the South West of England. For the past twelve years I have been travelling and working in the Polar Regions, mainly in Nunavut Canada, Northern Russia and the Arctic Ocean.
Over this time I have completed 6 expeditions on the Arctic sea ice, sledge hauling over 1500 mi …
My name is Mugaaju Asman. I am 50 years old and I live in Chayanja Village. I grow maize, beans, sorghum along the Semiliki Basin, which drains into Lake Edward in Uganda. I also go fishing in Lake Edward and Semiliki River. My family works with me on the farm.
I was born and brought up in Chayanja Village and I have lived here for 50 years now. …
My name is Toemon Sano. I operate a landscape gardening business in Yamagoe, a place in the Ukyo district of Kyoto. I succeeded my name “Toemon” when my father died. In my family, it has long been the custom for the person succeeding to the headship to take the name of Toemon. I am the 16th generation Toemon. My ancestors took care of the Imperial …
My name is Wyn Evans and I am a third generation farmer on 80 acres of farmland in Carfai Bay, Pembrokeshire, West Wales. I also rent 88 acres, and produce milk, cheese, potatoes and some corn which are sold in our farm shop. We run a popular camp-site as the farm is situated off the beautiful coastline of Pembrokeshire. Since the 1990 I have bee …
My name is Christopher Kong. I am 56 years old and I live in Kudat town, Sabah – a state in Malaysia. I was born on Labuan Island and have lived in Kudat since the year 2000. As owner of a crab company, I have boats that harvest blue swimmer crabs during the south-west monsoon season.
When the monsoon blows from mid August to November, the strong …
Since my Climate Witness testimony appeared on this site in August 2008, I have been participating in the TOPtoTOP expedition. Since 2002 we have been collecting good examples how we can protect our climate and share these hopes with school children in all nations we visit.
English | हिन्दी
Today we are a team of young people from 33 nations runni …
My name is Mohammad Jerome Robles. I am 37 years old and married with 2 young boys. I am a tour guide and operations manager, and have been working and living in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia for the last 7 years. I have been in the tourism industry for 14 years. I spend most of my time outdoors—around towns, villages, islands and forests.
For the pas …