Selina N. Leem

Selina N. Leem

Climate Justice Warrior

TED Speaker
TED Attendee
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About Selina N.

I am a…

Activist, Performer

Bio

Selina N. Leem, is a climate justice spoken word performer from the large ocean nation of Aelōn̄ Kein Ad, the Marshall Islands. Crediting her late grandfather for her deep awareness of the fate of her home, she has made it her mission to globally raise awareness on the climate crisis. Representing the Marshall Islands at the age of 18, Leem was the youngest delegate at the COP21 (the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris). Alongside then Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Tony deBrum, they delivered the closing statement for their country. Leem went on to many other global stages to speak on behalf of her people, using storytelling and spoken word. Most recently, becoming a TED speaker at the 2021 TED Countdown Summit.

I'm passionate about

saving the planet and our home whilst attempting to finish as many as Asian dramas as I can (particularly K-dramas, C-dramas, and Bollywood) and read as many romance, Sci-fi, and self-help books as I can.

An idea worth spreading

love for earth, our home.

Things you might not know

confusing my left and right.