Colette Pichon Battle
Environmental Justice Advocate | Resilience in the Face of Climate Change
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Colette Pichon Battle is a leading voice in the environmental justice movement, advocating for frontline communities impacted by climate change. As the Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy, she has spearheaded disaster relief and community rebuilding efforts across the Gulf South region.
Pichon Battle's TED talks and Congressional testimonies have amplified the perspectives of vulnerable populations, highlighting the disproportionate burdens of climate change. Her keynotes provide a powerful framework for building resilience, equipping audiences with strategies to support marginalized communities in the face of environmental crises.
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Climate change will displace millions. Here's how we prepare
Scientists predict climate change will displace more than 180 million people by 2100 -- a crisis of "climate migration" the world isn't ready for, says disaster recovery lawyer and Louisiana native Colette Pichon Battle. In this passionate, lyrical talk, she urges us to radically restructure the economic and social systems that are driving climate migration -- and caused it in the first place -- and shares how we can cultivate collective resilience, better prepare before disaster strikes and advance human rights for all.
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