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Nothing for us without us - Alison Anitawaru Cole on the unique climate change response in Aotearoa NZ

May 03, 2023 The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Democracy IDEAs
Nothing for us without us - Alison Anitawaru Cole on the unique climate change response in Aotearoa NZ
Show Notes

Alison Anitawaru Cole, a lawyer in Aotearoa New Zealand, talks to International IDEA's Regional Communications Officer for the Asia and the Pacific, Billie Phillips, about the unique legal and constitutional responses to climate change in New Zealand and the influence of Māori perspectives on environmentalism and representation. 

Guest: Alison Anitawaru Cole - Kaiwhakahaere Matua Māori General Manager at the Climate Change Commission (New Zealand)

Background Reading: COP26 delegate: Treaty of Waitangi offers indigenous rights precedent