Stephan Jermendy is part of the campaigns team at the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF). EJF works to protect the environment and defend human rights internationally, believing that no community should be saddled with more environmental burdens than any other. In this impassioned talk, Stephan explains how climate change is not just an environmental issue, but also a human rights issue.

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