“I hope for them to have an increase of understanding of how fragile our environment is, and also of the patriarchal things we can do as Samoan citizens, to minimise our impact. We can go further than that, to try to protect and improve our environment; to learn what causes climate change and realising that every one of us has an impact in the way we live our lives,” said Atherton.
He made the comments to students from 12 schools that were hosted by the Lanulauava Student Association.
There were students from six schools on Upolu and six from Savaii.
