In this week's episode, you'll meet a community in Ghana that is literally using the land to save the land.

And they are using ancestral knowledge to do it.

It's been truly a pleasure to work with journalism students at @carletonu.bsky.social as they partnered with broadcasters in Ghana, Uganda, Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia to tell these stories.

We have so much to learn about how people like Joseph (featured here) are convincing their friends, families and elders - even the church - to make a change for the better and adapt to climate change in a way that benefits everyone - including the planet!

I work at the nexus of communication, climate change and international cooperation, and what is absolutely clear is that while North Americans are just beginning to feel the real impact of climate change on their lives, rural communities across the world have been facing this issue head on for years