This is Democracy Now, Democracy Now.org, the War and Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman.

We're broadcasting from the UN Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, where we're joined by Kathy Gentil Kitchener,

poet and climate envoy from the Marshall Islands.

She's part of a call here to demand global

leaders enact a fair, rapid, and equitable fossil fuel phaseout alongside robust financial support

that prioritizes the countries and communities most affected by the climate crisis. Kathy,

it's great to have you with us. Welcome back to Democracy

Now. We fortunately get to talk to you at a number of these climate summits. You're also

the daughter of the president of the Marshall Islands, Hilda Hine. Welcome.

Thank you.

What are you calling for here? And do you think you're able to achieve it? Do you think there's

been any progress made here in Vakou? Yeah, so many of us are calling for trillions. At least,

we need a really high number for climate finance. We want an ambitious goal and we want to make

sure that that finance is accessible for countries like small island developing states and least developed countries

so that we are able to implement the climate change plans and NDCs that we need to.

As far as whether or not it's been happening, I mean, I think we're doing the best that we can.

We are kind of struggling at the moment, but there's still two more days left, and we're

trying to keep the pressure on, and we're trying to find bridging language and bridging

opportunities across the board.

Can you talk about the effects of climate change on the Marshall Islands and for a global

audience, just where the Marshall Islands are?

Sure. The Marshall Islands are in the North Pacific region in an area known as Micronesia,

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