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Fading Causes with Mukesh Kapila - Is Optimism For Tackling Climate Change And Migration Justified? with Ovais Sarmad

Fading Causes with Mukesh Kapila - Is Optimism For Tackling Climate Change And Migration Justified? with Ovais Sarmad

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EPISODE 6: Is Optimism For Tackling Climate Change And Migration Justified? with Ovais Sarmad


From surviving a plane crash to navigating the frontlines of the climate crisis, former Deputy Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Ovais Sarmad’s life has been shaped by moments where the odds seemed insurmountable.


As a top UN climate official, he’s wrestled with the moral and political weight of a warming planet, the growing wave of climate migration, and the urgency to act before tipping points become irreversible.


Through it all, he holds onto an unshakable optimism, not as a naive belief, but as a deliberate choice. For Sarmad, hope is the engine of action. The question is: Can the rest of the world summon the same resolve before time runs out?

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