The loudest champion of the climate vulnerable

Zero: The Climate Race

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🗓️ 2 November 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Saleemul Huq was a pre-eminent climate scientist and champion for developing countries. For many years, he was a lone warrior trying to bring the issues of adaptation and loss and damage to the UN negotiating table. His death last weekend caused an outpouring of emotion across the climate world. Ahead of COP28, Zero hears from some of Saleemul’s colleagues about his life, legacy and the hole he leaves behind in climate diplomacy.

Saleemul Huq's obituary
Saleemul Huq and Farhana Sultana's Guardian op-ed

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0:00.0	Welcome to Zero. I'm Akshad Rati. Over the weekend, we heard the devastating news that
0:08.2	Salim Ulhak had passed away. Salim was a leading climate scientist. He was the director
0:13.6	of the International Center for Climate Change and Development, a lead author of the
0:18.3	third, fourth and fifth assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
0:23.0	and a professor at the Independent University in Bangladesh.
0:28.0	He was so much more than those titles.
0:30.9	Salim attended every single cop conference.
0:33.3	He was one of the most prominent voices championing the cause of developing countries,
0:38.0	demanding that the global North give the resources needed to the Global South to adapt to
0:43.3	and recover from climate impacts.
0:45.7	He had a knack for being able to communicate the challenges to all audiences in a way that
0:50.2	was clear, incisive and optimistic.
0:53.9	He will be missed by many.
0:56.3	We spoke to Salim on the podcast last year in Egypt at COP 27,
1:00.6	where he gave me one of the best explanations of the idea of loss and damage.
1:05.3	That issue will be central again at COP28 in the UAE later this month.
1:10.6	We were looking forward to catching up with Salim to hear about the progress that's
1:14.2	being made and the many things still need to be resolved.
1:17.6	So for today's episode, we are going to replay the conversation we had with Salim last
1:21.7	year.
1:22.5	Because much of what we talked about and that he so passionately believed in, is still as true today as it was
1:28.7	then. If anything, the stakes are even higher. After the interview, I'll give a quick update on
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