Vanuatu Prime Minister discusses climate change with Zuriel Oduwole

Kilman with Zuriel

THE issue of climate change has become as enigmatic to some, divisive to others, yet its effects are now felt around the world more than before. Flood waters rage where dry lands once ruled, and droughts persist where rainfall once made its easy landings. These are troubling signs for mother earth, some might say.

Yet, nowhere is this effect of climate change felt even more than the Pacific Island region, where up to one foot of coastal land is lost annually in some areas. This has prompted the regions leaders to form a strong ‘one voice’ alliance, as they continue to make their case for the world to help address the issue of climate change, now threatening their cultural, social and physical existence.

The Prime Minister of Vanuatu, His Excellency Mr. Sato Kilman has met and spoken to Zuriel about the threat of climate change to his countries future generation: the children, a demography Zuriel has a passion for their education.

Prime Minister Kilman in recognition of the growing platform Zuriel has created in the international community, hopes her voice would make a difference to his country’s call for urgent assisting.

“I hope she and I would be remembered for our work on this important issue” for Vanuatu, PM Kilman said. Last September, Zuriel met the President of Guyana on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, to mediate peace between that country and Venezuela, two days after both leaders met with the UN Secretary General – Ban Ki-Moon in New York, on the disputed oil rich Essequibo region.