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Climate Adaptation Diaries

Through this section we share testimonies and experiences of people passionate about protecting our planet!

We call them DesirMED Climate Ambassadors and through this page, they share their perspectives, their vision and actions for bringing real change for climate adaptation and resilience. Whether it's mobilising to plant trees or clean a beach, help communities after a fire or a flood, or even small changes like biking instead of driving... Their stories highlight challenges faced, lessons learned and the impact their actions have had.

If you are interested in sharing your story and become a DesirMED Climate Ambassador, find out how here.

Meet DesirMED's Climate Ambassadors!

Juan Valiente
"I think we still have time, and I believe we deserve a better world for the people who will come after us."
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Christian Galletta
"… I plan to be one of the needed seeds of change, connecting the region with other Mediterranean regions and with the European level, leaving none behind…"
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Simone Coco
"My island roots have always kept a special sensitivity toward the environment alive within me."
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Andrea Belmartino
“The melting glacier wasn’t just a metaphor - it was a physical, visible message. One that demands urgent action, both individually and collectively.”
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Lucie Martinez
"...rotating crops like our grandfather did (one year potatoes, the next chickpeas) to keep the soil healthy. Recycling and reusing wherever possible. Respecting the natural cycles of animals and plants, and teaching this to the next generation."
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Bertram de Rooij
"The outside temperature is a scorching 44 degree Celsius, [...]. A fearful spectacle of a total orange glow and fluffy smoke clouds stretches over the full horizon...
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Maria Carolina Trindade da Encarnação
"I notice it through the increasing frequency of extreme weather events [...]. These events are especially noticeable in water availability and health, since the region where I live is mostly made up of an older and therefore more vulnerable population."
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Marko Ban
"Over the years, I’ve left more than a ton of biowaste in my yard, which has since turned into fertile soil. Together with my small and invisible collaborators, we’ve turned waste into food, and we continue to do so."
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Iva Vrdoljak
"Every day, I feel the impact of climate change through heat waves, changes in the sea, more frequent fires, and changes in ecosystems."
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