Four actors bring the personal stories of four protagonists to the stage: Johora talks about her life in Bangladesh after Cyclone Aila, the cattle herder Quabale about her fight against hunger due to the drought in northern Kenya. Daniyal is a climate activist in Pakistan, his village at the foot of a glacier was flooded and Leigh-Ann talks about her work as a nurse during the deadliest wildfire in California's history. The "Climate Monologues" is a documentary theater piece by director Michael Ruf, who previously staged the successful Mediterranean Monologues.
The climate crisis is also a humanitarian crisis!
The personal stories coincide with what our employees are observing and experiencing around the world: The climate crisis is also a humanitarian crisis! Humanitarian needs are increasing and growing beyond what MSF and other emergency aid organizations are able to provide. In almost all countries of operation, our staff are witnessing how the climate crisis is making those people who have contributed least to it even more vulnerable.
Audience discussion
Following the play, we at Médecins Sans Frontières invite you to a discussion. In a moderated discussion, long-standing board member Amadeus von der Oelsnitz will talk about his project work as a nurse and how rising temperatures, changing rain patterns and increasingly frequent and severe extreme weather events are affecting patients and our work.
A thought-provoking evening that also shows why it's worth fighting for every tenth of a degree!
The "Climate Monologues" are supported by STIFTUNG UMWELT UND ENTWICKLUNG NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN, FEB Engagement Global with funds from the BMZ and Brot für die Welt with funds from the Church Development Service.
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