This one chokes me up almost as much as Anj’s speech from 2011. Too often, Pacific voices and faces fade into invisibility at the UN climate talks. Here, Kya – the only Pasifika youth at the Lima climate talks – speaks on behalf of the world’s youth.

Our lands may be small, but our oceans are great. So is our ability to persevere, to fight and to survive. Yet with each passing day surviving becomes harder.

Link.