The Palestinian struggle is at the center of all colonization projects and climate injustices happening in West Asia. Colonization forcefully removes land rights from Indigenous communities, deprives them from natural resources, and destroys Indigenous biodiversity and cultural connection with nature, all while purposefully polluting and harming nature and the climate. Listen to our third and final episode of this series of #TheAjyalPodcast to hear youth perspectives on the intersection of Palestinian rights and climate action.
The Ajyal Podcast S1E2: Is there a balance between oil and gas economic growth and climate action in the gulf region?
We need to drop fossil fuels asap! But wait? What would happen to the livelihoods and economies that have depended on this for so long? How fast can they adapt to the change? What about those that are importing fossil fuels? Are they responsible as well? Tune in to this episode to hear what Neeshad and Rayan have to say about the supply and demand of fossil fuels and its relation to climate justice in West Asia and beyond.