Films
Academic Predictions: Professor Norman Myers, Oxford University
Professor Norman Myers of Oxford University, is a well-known environmental scientist specialising in biodiversity. In this video for EJF, he shares his thoughts on environmental impacts of climate change, how environmental degradation affects human migration, and his use of the term "environmental refugees".
The video is part of a series of interviews with philosophers, scientists, heads of state, academics, and UN officials on migration and climate change, curated and produced for the Hay Festival Maldives 2010.
An Expert's Perspective: Mans Nyber, UNHCR
Mans Nyber, head of press and information at the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in London, dicusses forced migration and its impacts on the world's most vulnerable people.
The video is part of a series of interviews with philosophers, scientists, heads of state, academics, and UN officials on migration and climate change, curated and produced for the Hay Festival Maldives 2010.
A Personal View: Emilia Fox, Actor and Patron of EJF
The award-winning British actor and EJF's Patron Emilia Fox shares her thoughts on climate change.
The video is part of a series of interviews with philosophers, scientists, heads of state, academics, and UN officials on migration and climate change, curated and produced for the Hay Festival Maldives 2010.
A Politician's Perspective: Caroline Lucas MP, Leader of the Green Party
The video is part of a series of interviews with philosophers, scientists, heads of state, academics, and UN officials on migration and climate change, curated and produced for the Hay Festival Maldives 2010.
An explorer's tale: Benedict Allen, explorer and author
Part of a series of interviews with philosophers, scientists, heads of state, academics, UNHCR on migration and climate change curated and produced for the Hay Festival Maldives 2010.
An advocate's message: Bianca Jagger, Human Rights Foundation
Part of a series of interviews with philosophers, scientists, heads of state, academics, UNHCR on migration and climate change curated and produced for the Hay Festival Maldives 2010.
No Place Like Home: Rising Waters
By 2050, million of climate refugees will be forced to leave their homes by droughts, extreme weather patterns and sea level rise. There is no international law designed to protect their needs. EJF talked to President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives and Premier Talagi of Niue about how climate change is affecting their countries.
Fashioning the Future
Organic cotton t-shirts designed by Allegra Hicks, Jenny Packham, Richard Nicoll, Ciel, Giles Deacon, Allegra Hicks, Zandra Rhodes, John Rocha, Luella, Katharine Hamnett, Christian Lacroix, Betty Jackson for EJF.