Photojournalist in climate change project
Title -- 5390 TUVALU: Photojournalist in climate change project
Date -- 25 March 2008
Byline -- None
Origin -- Pacific Media Watch
Source -- Radio Australia Online 23/03/08
Copyright - RA
Status -- Unabridged
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TUVALUANS PHOTOGRAPHED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
www.abc.net.au/ra/news/stories/200803/s2196990.htm?tab=pacific
FUNAFUTI (Radio Australia Online/Pacific Media Watch): A Japanese environmental activist and photojournalist has begun photographing 10,000 people on Tuvalu because of the threat of rising sea levels.
Shuichi Endo says he is taking the photos to raise awareness into the effects of climate change on the tiny Pacific country.
Tuvalu is barely two metres above sea level, and the United Nations climate panel estimates sea levels to rise between 18 to 59 centimetres this century.
Shuichi Endo hopes his ambitious plan will raise awareness about the plight of Tuvaluans.
He says, however, despite the beauty of the islands, photographing 10,000 people is hard work.
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