Making a Difference: Projects in Tonga and Internationally
We are actively engaged in projects in Tonga and internationally, and are passionate about making a difference.
United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Uili Lousi, and Dr. David Sattler at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Spain, 2019
-Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, Hosting seven side events, including The Launching of the Whale Corridor Concept Note, Nuku'alofa, Tonga, August 2024
-Inaugural Screening of the Climate Changers Film, Nuku'alofa, Tonga, August 2024
-Young Pacific Leaders Regional Workshop on Media Literacy and Journalism for youth in the Pacific region (in collaboration with Western Washington University, USA), United States Department of State, 2023-2025.
-Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education, Balmain, Australia, 2024.
-Guest speaker, Indigenous Decision-Making Workshop, The Indigenous Peoples' Organisation-Australia, 2024.
-Academic publication, David N. Sattler, Uili Lousi, Kim Dierckx, Rachel Peyer-Nelson, & Siosaia Langitoto Helu (2023). A social-cognitive model of climate change behavioral adaption in Tonga: Relationships among indigenous knowledge, social media use, norms, values, and spiritual beliefs. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 91. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102148
-United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 2023.
-Invited Speaker, Cornell Law School Climate Week, September 2023.
-My Climate Change Story Master Class taught youth in Tonga, Fiji, and Tuvalu about video production and how to create compelling videos to document the impact of climate change in the Pacific region, 2022-2023. Funding by the U.S. Embassy, Fiji.
-International Day of Forests Tree Planting Ceremony, Nuku 'alofa, Tonga, March 2023.
-United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt. OHAI Tonga hosted "The new soil of the Kingdom of Tonga" event at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavillion, November 2022.
Participants in "The New Soil of Tonga" presentation, (L-R), Uili Lousi, Australia Ambassador for Climate Change Kristin Tilley, Professor Don Henry (University of Melbourne, Australia; International Board Member, Climate Reality Project), Tongan Ambassador to the United Nations Viliami Va'inga Tone, and Dr. David Sattler (International Board Member, OHAI Tonga; Professor, Western Washington University), United Nations Climate Change Conference, Egypt, 2022
-United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Cultural heritage - Climate based solutions panel at the Egyptian Pavillion, Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, November 2022.
-United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Global stocktake: Climate action beyond COP28 panel at the United Arab Emirates Pavillion, Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt. November 2022.
Uili Lousi speaks at the United Arab Emirates Pavillion, United Nations Climate Change Conference, Egypt, 2022
-Tree planting and rubbish removal, National Climate Change Awareness Week, Tonga, October, 2022.
-United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Edinburgh, Scotland, November 2021.
-Invited Speaker, Climate Reality New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, April 2021.
-Invited Climate Change Speaker, Rotaract Talks, Sweden, December 2020.
-Interviewed by Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore for the Climate Reality Project's 24 Hours of Reality, October 2020.
-Mentor, Climate Reality Global Training (Led by Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore), July 2020.
-Academic publication, David N. Sattler, Uili Lousi, James M. Graham, Viliami Latu, James Johnson, & Siosaia Langitoto Helu (2020). Climate change in Tonga: Risk perception and behavioral adaptation. In W. Leal Filho (Ed.), Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific. Berlin: Springer.
-United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25), Madrid, Spain, December 2019
-Panelist and Mentor, Climate Reality Leadership Training with Al Gore, Brisbane, Australia, 2019
-Keynote Blessing Speaker, AI for Good Global Summit, Geneva, Switzerland, 2019
-Keynote Speaker, Blue Futures: Addressing the Pacific Ocean-Climate Nexus, Oceania Exhibition, Quai Branly Museum, Paris, France, 2019
-Invited Speaker, Climate Change in the Tonga and the South Pacific, Western Washington University, Bellingham, United States, 2019
-United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24), Katowice, Poland, 2018
-Climate Reality Leadership Training with Al Gore, Pittsburgh, United States, 2017
-United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23), Bonn, Germany, 2017
-World Expo, Kazhakstan, June 2017
-ARTCOP21 Pacific Climate Change Ocean Day Summit, Paris, France, 2015
Prince Albert of Monaco and Uili Lousi, United Nations Climate Change Conference, Spain, 2019
Uili Lousi and Martin Clunes, Actor/Director
Click on image above to listen to the interview with Uili Lousi, Dr. David Sattler, and Ciaran McCormack of the Climate Reality Project. Interview is hosted on the PMN Tonga website.
Video (above): Uili Lousi on Climate Reality Project panel with Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Australia, 2018.
Video (above): Uili Lousi on the One Ocean Hub Panel, United Nations Climate Change Conference, Spain, 2019
Video (above): Uili Lousi on the Global Stocktake: Climate Action Beyond COP28 panel, United Arab Emirates Pavillion, United Nations Climate Change Conference, Egypt, 2022
Uili Lousi with Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on the Climate Reality Project panel, Australia, 2019
The Fiji Times newspaper devoted a full page (4 articles) to discussing climate change activities and research projects.
Dr. David Sattler and Uili Lousi in TV studio
Debra Allan and Uili Lousi at a Climate Reality Training event
Uili Lousi with Climate Reality leaders during Climate Week, New York, September 2023
Uili Lousi at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Scotland, 2021
Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Henry Puna, Uili Lousi, and Dr. David Sattler, United Nationsl Climate Change Conference, Egypt, 2022