Bite-Size Climate Action

Climate change is already impacting and will continue to affect the health of our oceans and marine life in many ways. This in turn will affect the wellbeing and safety net of coastal communities and countries. Think of more coastal flooding events and storminess, and also less available fish on the table. In this episode, Eva Vivian Justine, a marine conservationist and COASTAR fellow, speaks to Dr Amy Then, a senior lecturer and coastal-marine researcher in Universiti Malaya, about how climate change affects our oceans, with a focus on fish. Amy ends with some personal insights on what we as individuals can do. To find out more about Eva's work to protect turtles in coastal Kudat, Sabah visit https://linktr.ee/ktcsborneo.   This podcast episode is developed by the Coastal Ocean Actionable & Sustainable Teaching and Research (COASTAR) (https://coastar2022.wixsite.com/coastar), in collaboration with Bite Size Climate Action and supported by the British Council and Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT). 𝘛𝘩e Bite Size Climate Action 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵-𝘧𝘰𝘳-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘦-𝘚𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘮 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘢, 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘒𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘳, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘒𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴. 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬.

<p>Bite Size Climate Action is all about the things that you can do to mitigate climate change, from adopting simple climate-friendly habits, to spreading awareness to friends, family, and others in your sphere of influence. In this episode, we look at the collective power of youth to create change through climate education and climate activism. We speak with UNICEF Malaysia's Climate and Environment Consultant, and a former Manager at the Malaysian Youth Delegation (MYD), Jasmin Irisha Jim Ilham, about mobilizing youth for climate action. </p><p>𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵-𝘧𝘰𝘳-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘦-𝘚𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘮 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘢, 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘒𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘳, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘒𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴.</𝘱><p> 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬.</p>

<p>When thinking about fashion, clothing and the textiles industry, we don’t normally think about climate change. But did you know that the fashion trends we follow, and the clothes we wear, can contribute to climate change and global warming? In this episode, we learn about Slow Fashion, and how adopting a more  sustainable fashion sense makes a lot of sense, whether you are an environmentalist, a fashionista or a #ConsciousFashionista. We speak with Najah Onn, an environmental engineer and business improvement consultant working in the fashion supply chain. Najah blogs about #FashionEducation, #wardrobetruths and being a #ConscientiousFashionista on her blog, www.fashinfidelity.com. For tips on adopting Slow Fashion, see Najah's slides at https://www.slideshare.net/NajahOnn/slow-fashion-lifestyle-by-najah-onn.</p><p>𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵-𝘧𝘰𝘳-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘦-𝘚𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘮 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘢, 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘒𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘳, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘒𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴.</𝘱><p> 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬.</p>

<p>Sustainable products are environmentally-friendly products that promote wellbeing of local communities and support consumer's public health. In this episode, we speak with Benjamin Tay,  about the power of our consumer voices to promote sustainable products. And how this can help with forest conservation and preventing haze caused by deforestation. Benjamin Tay is the executive director at PM Haze, People’s Movement to stop Haze.</p><p>𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵-𝘧𝘰𝘳-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘦-𝘚𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘮 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘢, 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘒𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘳, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘒𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴.</𝘱><p> 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬.</p>

In food-haven Malaysia, no gathering is complete without a feast. Malaysians are known for our love of makan-makan! We like to pile our plates, but we often don’t finish our food! And the extra-large portion that could have filled two or three hungry bellies often goes to waste, ending up in our landfills, producing green house gases heating up the planet. And this is happening alongside growing food insecurity among the urban poor. In this episode, we talk to Alvin AJ Chen and the efforts of the aptly-named NGO, What a Waste Malaysia, to rescue good food and tackle urban poverty hunger.<p></p><p>𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵-𝘧𝘰𝘳-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘦-𝘚𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘮 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘢, 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘒𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘳, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘒𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴.</𝘱><p> 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬.</p>