DOHA: Reach Out To Asia (Rota) is one of the beneficiaries of the proceeds of award-winning photographer Henry Dallal’s new book Addressing Climate Change.
Dallal announced recently that 100 percent of the proceeds of Addressing Climate Change: An Illustrated Biography of the Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (Gilgamesh Publishing) are being donated to non-profit initiatives that address climate change, including Rota.
Dallal’s new book captures the art, science, and diversity of climate change negotiations. It aims to humanise an arduous, largely-behind-the-scenes process and rally the world towards a global agreement, and has received endorsements from Michael Douglas, Ed Norton, and Yoko Ono.
In addition to its stunning and timely photographs, the book features essays from United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Director Christiana Figueres, and Chair of the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Dr R K Pachauri,
“Addressing climate change requires the active support of all people around the world, from diplomats to local communities,” says Dallal. “That is why I am proud to pledge all proceeds of this book to initiatives such as Rota that are playing an important role in addressing climate issues at a grassroots level.”
“We are incredibly thankful to receive the support of individuals such as Henry Dallal, whose generous support will help us further fulfill our mission to improve education throughout Asia and better prepare the next generation of leaders in the region’s most vulnerable communities to address the many challenges they will be faced with, including the effects of climate change,” said Essa Al Mannai, Executive Director of Rota.
Ahead of its official release, Addressing Climate Change is being supported by a series of high-profile, eco-friendly launch events in New York during the United Nations Climate Summit and General Assembly, including a reception co-hosted by Alec Baldwin and former Beatles manager and current Chairman of BLJ Worldwide Peter Brown, a major photo exhibit at the UN and a gala dinner featuring special guests Dr R K Pachauri, Britain’s special envoy for climate change Greg Barker, Grace De Niro, and others.
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