Climate Crisis, Justice, and Global Solidarity (Yi Yi Prue – Bangladesh)

Event series International Talks

The International Talks always take place during the semester. Always online. Always discussion format. Always socially relevant, international topics. The format includes an impulse with discussion, in which the participants can take part via chat. The talks get a special dynamic through the moderation of different experts. The International Talks are open to all students, colleagues and interested persons, especially including international students.

Climate Crisis, Justice, and Global Solidarity (Yi Yi Prue – Bangladesh), 7th of May, 2026, 6 pm – 7:30 pm

From devastating landslides and ecological challenges in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastem Bangladesh to global injustice caused by industrialized nations‘ emissions, Yi Yi Prue has witnessed these realities firsthand. Motivated by these experiences, she, together with others, filed a landmark constitutional complaint in Germany in 2021, which was accepted by the country’s highest court and highlighted the global responsibility for climate protection.

In her talk, Yi Yi Prue shares her personal journey and explains why climate justice must be approached interjectionally: environmental protection, social justice, the rights of indigenous peoples, and global solidarity are inseparably linked. She calls for urgent action and a holistic approach that places marginalized voices at the center of the climate movement.

Speaker

Yi Yi Prue is a lawyer and climate activist working at the Dhaka Judge Court in Bangladesh. She belongs to the indigenous Marma community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Her work focuses on amplifying the voices of indigenous peoples, who are particularly affected by the climate crisis. In 2020, she submitted a report to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of lndigenous Peoples on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, discrimination, and climate change on indigenous coastal communities in Bangladesh. In 2021, she coordinated the constitutional complaint challenging Germanys insufficient climate policy. Through numerous lectures, articles, and panel appearances across Germany, she has made indigenous perspectives on climate justice widely known, and in 2023, she was awarded the Fritz Bauer Prize by the Humanist Union.

Participation

All Talks will be realized as videoconference.

Certificats

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