There were several aims of this project with the key one being to solicit stories of the realities of living at the ‘sharp end’ of environmental uncertainty from citizens of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). It is argued that they are some of the first to experience the realities of living with environmental uncertainty and often get overlooked in international policy deliberations.

Terra also wanted to bring a new voice and perspective to the European stage by making these stories available as a mini-series on the Cabot Institute blog and graffiti wall and publish a publication with Dr Nicholas Watts about the SIDS Sharp End Partnership in Outreach Magazine (published by Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future) during the UN SIDS Conference .

The trip to Samoa and Fiji, also coincided with a major UN meeting in the Pacific in September 2014 during which time Heads of State and other major stakeholders from the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean regions converged. Terra represented the Cabot Institute at these international venues and raised awareness of the Institute amongst those from all three SIDS regions. Read more about Terra's experiences at the UN meeting.

Another great thing to come out of this project was the strengthening of ties between the University of Bristol and The University of the South Pacific, one of the world’s only regional universities, which serves 12 nations in the Pacific – many of whom like Tuvalu and Vanuatu, are living at the extreme sharp end of environmental uncertainty and climate change. By initiating contact with a range of individuals from Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean SIDS and a discussion has begun towards the development of a blog series to share their lived experiences of environmental uncertainty at the sharp end.

Stories were obtained from residents of all three Small Island Developing States (SIDS) regions (Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean). Identifying individuals whose stories from differing perspectives has been accomplished thorough collaboration with Mr Krishneil Narayan, Fiji's Youth Ambassador for Climate Change and Director of Project Survival Pacific - Pacific's Youth Climate Change Movement.

While attentions of the identified authors have been especially busy during the COP21 period with activities and preparations leading up to the Paris negotiations, Terra remains in contact and hopes to publish the mini-series in 2016.