I am an international lawyer interested in questions at the intersection of climate change, poverty, finance, development, multilateralism and global governance. With a legal career spanning nearly a decade, I have sought answers to these difficult questions in Nigeria, Canada, Bangladesh and the United Kingdom and currently completing a doctorate in climate finance law and governance at McGill University's Faculty of Law.

Climate change is a rapidly deteriorating tragedy, and its impacts are felt in every corner of the world. The arithmetic of climate change is brutal: countries who have contributed the least to global emissions are affected the most by its devastating consequences. However,  the level of understanding of the science of climate change and the necessary responses is alarmingly low in many countries. Climate science is often expressed in generic, esoteric terms that pay little attention to the context of the listener. Without effectively understanding the science and  issues, citizens would not demand climate action from decision makers.

My Building 21 project focuses on the most effective strategies for climate change communication in a developing country. Put differently, how do I take a complex document like the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C and translate it in a way my grandmother, who doesn't have formal education, would understand?