Maina Talia

Maina Talia was born and raised in Vaitupu, Tuvalu. Because of his strong link to his community and his people, Talia continues to be the voice for his community and his beloved country on the issue of climate justice and indigenous issues at the United Nations and at the Regional level. Talia was amongst the very few Pacific brothers and sisters who were highly involved in the UNFCCC Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform from its infancy, to its adoption and operationalization. He was the co-chair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change and is currently a full-time PhD candidate at the Charles Sturt University, researching on the issue of climate justice and (tu)akoi (neighbour) from three trajectories, muna o te fale (Indigenous Knowledge), biblical studies and the geopolitics of climate change.