{"id":1623509,"date":"2024-04-22T11:39:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T11:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2024\/apr\/22\/inter-american-court-climate-hearing-hear-from-victims-barbados"},"modified":"2024-04-22T11:39:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T11:39:42","slug":"children-wont-be-able-to-survive-inter-american-court-to-hear-from-climate-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/04\/22\/children-wont-be-able-to-survive-inter-american-court-to-hear-from-climate-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Children won\u2019t be able to survive\u2019: inter-American court to hear from climate victims"},"content":{"rendered":"
Historic hearing will receive submissions from people whose human rights have been affected by climate change<\/p>
Julian Medina comes from a long line of fishers in the north of Colombia\u2019s Gulf of Morrosquillo who use small-scale and often traditional methods to catch species such as mackerel, tuna and cojin\u00faa.<\/p>
Medina went into business as a young man but was drawn back to his roots, and ended up leading a fishing organisation. For years he has campaigned against the encroachment of fossil fuel companies, pollution and overfishing, which are destroying the gulf\u2019s delicate ecosystem and people\u2019s livelihoods.<\/p> Continue reading...<\/a>\n