Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The sea has sustained generations of families in Sulamu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. As climate change brings new uncertainty, women seaweed farmers are finding new ways to protect their livelihoods.
Producer: Mailee Osten-Tan
Cinematographer: Nicolas Axelrod
Editor: Mailee Osten-Tan
Translator: Picessylia Anakay
Featuring: Fatmawati Pelele, Yasinta De Rosari, Julio Lopung
With thanks to: KUMPUL, Trinity Academia, Permodalan Nasional Madani, SMAN 1 Sulamu School, and the Lopung, Pelele and Do Rosari families.
This film was produced under the EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies programme, jointly implemented by UN Women and the UN Environment Programme, and supported by the Governments of Germany, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland. For more information, please visit empowerforclimate.org
The sea has sustained generations of families in Sulamu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. As climate change brings new uncertainty, women seaweed farmers are finding new ways to protect their livelihoods.
Producer: Mailee Osten-Tan
Cinematographer: Nicolas Axelrod
Editor: Mailee Osten-Tan
Translator: Picessylia Anakay
Featuring: Fatmawati Pelele, Yasinta De Rosari, Julio Lopung
With thanks to: KUMPUL, Trinity Academia, Permodalan Nasional Madani, SMAN 1 Sulamu School, and the Lopung, Pelele and Do Rosari families.
This film was produced under the EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies programme, jointly implemented by UN Women and the UN Environment Programme, and supported by the Governments of Germany, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland. For more information, please visit empowerforclimate.org
