19 November 2013, Gender Day UNFCCC, Warsaw Poland - It was while interviewing Ms Luisa Tuiafitu Malolo, the Deputy Director for Climate Change at Ministry of Lands, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources about the climate change work done in Tonga that I was blown away by all that has been achieved under her guidance. Just like that my respect for her multiplied tenfold and I knew that she would make a great person for this feature.
Ms Malolo has worked in the climate change and environment field for over 12 years. In just over three years she has worked with her team to bring together two key issues at the national level in Tonga - climate change and disaster risk management.
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