The Climate Story Project
Launched at Climate Week 2025, The Exchange is proud to present the Climate Story Project — a powerful new initiative supported by Wellcome to elevate, record, and share diverse narratives of climate change.
We began with a special series exploring the critical connection between human health and climate, bringing personal stories to the forefront to inspire awareness and action.
For our first series, we highlighted stories from individuals working at community organizations in our partner network. These include stories of resilience, adaptation, and creativity in the face of the climate crisis from leaders representing organizations like WE ACT, the Harbor School, Solar One, and Billion Oyster Project.
This is just the start. The Climate Story Project will evolve into a growing digital archive of voices, complemented by live events, virtual workshops, and ongoing storytelling efforts rooted in community, science, and creativity.
NEW EPISODES
NEW EPISODES
This Climate Week NYC, we asked the public to share their climate story. Here’s what they had to say.
Explore our full compilation episode, plus six new individual stories. Find the full story on Spotify, Apple Music and Youtube.
A story from Jui about how climate change drives mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and affects loved ones across Southeast Asia.
A story from Brad about surviving multiple climate disasters and finding hope.
A story from Lucas about how climate change has affected his community in Brazil
A story from Diane about how her childhood in the Philippines shaped her mission to advocate for safe, sustainable water systems.
A story from Topher about his lifelong love of coral reefs and witnessing their decline
A story from David about the environmental harms of industrial farming and their impacts on Iowan communities, including his own family.
Preview our stories here
Our Ambassador Stories Are Live!
Meet Our Ambassadors and Hear Their Stories
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Isabel Avina
They/Them
Youth Leadership Development Program Manager, Solar One
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Elizabeth Blaney
She/Her
Member, Southeast Queens Residents Environmental Justice Coalition (SQREJC)
Supporting community science through The Thriving Earth Exchange at AGU
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Brigitte Charlton-Vicenty
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Helen Chirigos
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Aracelia Cook
She/Her
President, 149th South Ozone Park Civic Association
Supporting community science through The Thriving Earth Exchange at AGU
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Daniel Cumming
He/Him
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Melting Metropolis, Queens College, CUNY
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Devante Haynes
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Robert Markuske
He/Him
Sustainability Coordinator and Marine Affairs Insturctor and FFA Advisor, New York Harbor School
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Mahiat Noor (May)
She/They
Youth Climate Journalist & Editorial Intern, Solar One
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Dillon Pierre
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Carlos Rigau
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Caleb Smith
They/Them
Resiliency Coordinator, We ACT for Environmental Justice
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Shaheeda Smith
She/Her
NYC Climate Justice Hub Advocate, Good Old Lower East Side
Partners of The Exchange convened on Governors Island for a Communications Workshop led by the Alan Alda Center at Stony Brook University