The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has been raising awareness of the impact that climate change is having on small island nations like hers – from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, right across to the Pacific Ocean. In addition to facing more extreme weather and temperatures, these islands also have to contend with the threat posed by rising sea levels – which for some islands, is existential. In this episode, Qasa Alom speakers to reporters in Fiji and The Maldives about what small island nations can do to survive. Guests: Dr. Nadya Vinogradova Shiffer, Director of the Ocean Physics program at NASA Dr. Rosanne Martyr-Koller, Coastal Hazards and Adaptation Scientist at Climate Analytics Shahudha Mohamed, on-the-ground reporter in the Maldives Tim Vula, on-the-ground reporter in Fiji Producer: Ben Cooper Researcher: Octavia Woodward Series Producer: Simon Watts Editor: China Collins Sound Engineers: Hal Haines and Rod Farquhar Production Coordinators: Debbie Richford and Sophie Hill