An Indigenous member of the Carteret Islands in the Southwestern Pacific, Ursula Rakova works as the Executive Director of Tulele Peisa (“Sailing the waves on our own”) in Papua New Guinea, relocating the entire island community of the Carterets to the nearby mainland of Bougainville because of the severe impacts of climate change. Following the call of her Elders, Ursula is telling the world what is happening to her island and her community because of climate change. Photo credit: Climate Wise Women
