The Documentary: Islands on the Front Line

WORLD SERVICE, 10.00PM

It’s all too easy to assume that because in this country we can’t always see the direct effects of climate change, that it’s happening slowly and climate-related disaster belongs only to the distant future. But as Regina Lepping of the Solomon Islands explains during this trip around her homeland, climate change is already happening before our eyes, visible in rising sea levels and unpredictable weather. Lepping meets local communities who are taking action to raise awareness and make practical steps, such as planting coral.