{"id":29853,"date":"2026-10-19T15:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/?p=29853"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:29:28","slug":"webinar-oghenovo-ebireri-to-share-words-for-a-warming-world-on-oct-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/2026\/10\/19\/webinar-oghenovo-ebireri-to-share-words-for-a-warming-world-on-oct-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Climate Activist Oghenovo Ebireri Shares \u201cWords for a Warming World\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video: Oghenovo Ebireri: \u201cWords for a Warming World\u201d\" loading=\"lazy\"  style='width: 500px; height: 281px;' src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bwJC10YNM2o?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0&#038;rel=0\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rechnitz Family\/Urban Coast Institute (UCI) Endowed Chair in Marine and Environmental Law and Policy Peter Jacques moderated the webinar \u201cWords for a Warming World\u201d with Nigerian activist and writer Oghenovo Ebireri on Oct. 23. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" style=\"object-position: 50% 38.765%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/Oghenovo-Ebireri-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/Oghenovo-Ebireri-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/Oghenovo-Ebireri-418x542.jpg 418w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/Oghenovo-Ebireri.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Oghenovo Ebireri<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The webinar explored how powerful words can make complex environmental issues more relatable. \u200eEbireri discussed the role of language in climate communication and how students, writers, communicators, creatives, and organizations can turn climate awareness into meaningful action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ebireri is a climate change activist, writer, and poet. His work sits at the intersection of education, creative communication and climate action. \u200eHe has contributed to international climate conversations through engagements with Bangor University, the University of Oxford\u2019s Oxford Climate Society, International University Network for Climate Action, and Laval University in Quebec, among others. His climate communication work combines research, persuasive writing, storytelling and poetry to help audiences connect with the realities of a changing planet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rechnitz Family\/Urban Coast Institute (UCI) Endowed Chair in Marine and Environmental Law and Policy Peter Jacques moderated the webinar \u201cWords for a Warming World\u201d with Nigerian activist and writer Oghenovo Ebireri on Oct. 23. 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