A big victory for a small country

Amanpour

CNN

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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The Pacific island of Vanuatu is one step closer to getting the world’s highest court to weigh in on the climate crisis for the first time ever. Backed by the United Nations, it's asking the International Court of Justice to clearly lay out how countries must address the warming planet. Few countries are feeling climate change pressure more acutely than Barbados, along with other small island nations that fear being swallowed up by the sea. Prime Minister Mia Mottley has become one of the most well-known world leaders calling for action, clearly communicating what’s at stake. She has a kindred spirit in Avinash Persaud, her climate envoy. Together, they are pushing the Bridgetown Initiative – named for their capital city – to help pay for and delay climate change damage in developing countries. Also on today's show: Matthew Desmond, author, “Poverty, By America”; Gilbert & George To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur here's what's coming up.
0:07.0	If you're not a climate vulnerable country you may become one.
0:11.0	The clock is ticking to climate catastrophe.
0:15.0	I speak about solutions with the environmental envoy from Barbados,
0:19.0	the tiny island nation at risk of going under.
0:22.0	Then, poverty by America.
0:24.8	Princeton Professor Matthew Desmond tells Michelle Martin
0:28.1	why there are still too many poor people
0:30.3	in the richest country on earth.
0:31.9	Plus, there's only one place that I know. in the
0:35.0	people,
0:40.0	arrears, there's only one place that I know,
0:35.0	and that is where I sleep
0:38.0	underneath the arches.
0:40.0	I dream my dreams away.
0:45.0	Partners in art and in life, the inimitable Gilbert and George give me an up close look at their weird and wonderful world. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christiana Manpur in London. A big
1:08.3	victory for a small country. The Pacific Island of Vanuatu is one step closer to getting the world's highest court
1:16.0	to weigh in on the climate crisis for the first time ever.
1:20.0	Backed by the United Nations, it's asking the International Court of Justice to clearly
1:24.7	lay out how countries must address the warming planet.
1:29.2	Around the world, the devastation so far is just a tiny glimpse of what could be coming as Mississippi digs
1:35.0	itself out from severe tornadoes and Pakistanis are still homeless from
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