Médecins Sans Frontières - The Climate Crisis is a Health Crisis ENG

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB109147

Date taken / Date Recorded 08/11/2021 7:20 PM

Country Norway, South Sudan

Commissioning section MSF-NORWAY

Photographer / videographer / producer Damaris Giuliana

Usage Rights (MSF) MSF Publications, Social Media

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Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

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Duration 3m27s

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Additional Information / Shotlist 00:00:00:00 - 00:00:01:06
The climate crisis

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is a health crisis.

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We often talk about the climate crisis

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as something that's going to happen in the future

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if we don’t act now.

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But this is not about

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if or when.

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It is about

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here and now.

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My name is Stina.

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My name is
John Biel Liep.

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I’m an MSF field worker.

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I’m a medical ward supervisor.

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But here in Norway I work for the city of Oslo

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to reduce carbon emissions

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and mitigate the consequences
of climate change.

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I am from Old Fangak,
South Sudan,

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and I’m living here
for all my life.

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Part of our job as MSF

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is to speak out about
injustice when we see it.

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And there is a double injustice in the climate crisis:

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Number one:

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Those who have contributed the least to causing climate change

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to causing climate change

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are the most vulnerable
to its effects.

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For example, South Sudan

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is one of the world’s lowest emitters of CO2 per person.

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But it is one of the countries

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most exposed to the consequences

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of climate change

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with low resources to adapt.

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While I was working in South Sudan last year,

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the country was yet again
hit by severe flooding.

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And it’s happening
again right now.

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The flood that happened in Old Fangak is a disaster.

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It affected my
family seriously.

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Number two:

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Those who are historically responsible

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for climate change

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have more
resources to adapt.

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South Sudan emits about one tenth of one ton CO2

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per person per year.

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The global average is 4.7.

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Norway emits 8.2
tons per person.

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That is 82 times as much

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as South Sudan.

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How can we fight emissions

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that we know cause

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droughts,

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heat waves,

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forest fires,

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cyclones

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and flooding.

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We have a responsibility,

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both to reduce our emissions,

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and to reduce the impact they have on the rest of the world.

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We all have a role to play,

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but only governments

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and industries

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have the power

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to slash emissions

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and limit climate change.

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The science is clear:

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The global environment is changing right now.

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And the people most
at risk in the future

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are suffering now.

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I saw how floods mean destroyed homes

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and more displaced people.

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Most of the people here flee across the border.

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Floods mean being isolated

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without access to food or clean drinking water.

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All the crops were damaged.

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They depend on
water lilies as food.

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When the community take water from the river,

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they can have waterborne diseases such as cholera.

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Half of the population

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was affected by malaria.

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In our clinics, we saw

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more patients with malnutrition,

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snakebites

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and diarrhea.

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MSF will respond

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to disasters regardless
of the cause,

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but we cannot make up

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for the failure
of political leaders.

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And we call for action

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to protect the those who are most vulnerable

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to the climate crisis.

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Because when it comes
to the planet,

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There is no us

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and them.

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One more time
in case you didn’t get it.

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There is no us

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and them.

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We’re all in this together.

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You,

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me,

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everybody.

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As human beings,

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as citizens,

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as global neighbors.

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As MSF

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we are committed

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to doing our part.

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Around the world,

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our teams are finding ways

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to cut our own
carbon footprint.

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Like using more solar panels,

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less fossil fuel,

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and relying less on air travel for transporting people and cargo.

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for transporting
people and cargo.

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And you who live in the countries that emit the most,

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you have and extra responsibility.

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What are we going –

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What are you
going to do about it?

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Use your voice.

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Share this message,

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and spread the challenge

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to friends,

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corporations,

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and governments

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to each do their part

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to confront the climate crisis.