World Bank Announces Film Festival To Highlight Climate Change « Climate Change Today

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — The World Bank announced on Monday the launch of a world-wide documentary competition that will highlight the social aspects of climate change as experienced and/or observed by the film-maker(s).

“There is a need to see climate change as an issue of global social justice. The rights, interests and needs of those affected by climate change must be acknowledged,” said Caroline Kende-Robb, acting director of World Bank’s Social Development Department in a statement.