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Anna Kusmer

Reporter/Producer

Anna Kusmer is a reporter and producer at The World focusing on the environment. She creates The Big Fix, The World's weekly look at climate change solutions around the globe. Anna is fascinated by people's complex relationships with nature and is inspired by the diverse solutions for a more just and sustainable world.

Before working at The World, Anna worked as a local news reporter at WGBH in Boston and KQED in San Francisco.

Anna has an MSc in environmental science from McGill University. Outside of work, Anna enjoys reading, cooking, traveling and meeting her neighbors. Anna believes stories can change the world.

Do you have a question about a climate change solution you want to hear answered on air? Email Anna: climate@theworld.org

Recent Stories

The Big Fix

This author argues that fighting climate change means focusing on 'Earth repair'

The World

September 24, 2020

Judy Schwartz, author of "The Reindeer Chronicles," has spent years spotting the good news on global warming and the environment. She talked to The World's host Marco Werman about her new book.

The Big Fix

How Indigenous land rights could help save the Brazilian Amazon from deforestation

The World

September 08, 2020

A recent study lends support to what many Indigenous people have often said: Lands held by Indigenous people are better protected from environmental destruction than other areas of the forest.

The Big Fix

California and Australia look to Indigenous land management for fire help

The World

September 01, 2020

As fires rage across the state of California, many are wondering how management could improve to reduce the risk in the future. Traditional fire management is being increasingly embraced in Australia, which could help inspire California.

The Big Fix

Could migration be a solution to the climate crisis?

The World

August 21, 2020

Migration is an adaptive strategy that builds on a long tradition of people moving around the world for better lives and opportunities. In her new book, author Sonia Shah argues we must reframe migration as a solution to the climate crisis — not a crisis itself.

Conflict & Justice

Opposition figure calls for 'new, democratic, open country called Belarus'

The World

August 14, 2020

Mass protests in Belarus have been met by violent crackdowns after the recent election. Veronika Tsepkalo, who helped create one of the largest expressions of dissent Belarus has seen in years, joined The World's host Marco Werman from Moscow to talk about the latest events.

The Big Fix

Activists took the Irish govt to court over its national climate plan — and won

The World

August 13, 2020

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The court battle, known as Climate Case Ireland, is one of many cases around the world of climate activists bringing their own country’s governments to court for insufficient action on climate change.

The Big Fix

How China’s nature-based solutions help with extreme flooding

The World

July 31, 2020

This year, record rainfall in China caused the longest river, the Yangtze, to overflow, leading to serious damage. But environmental experts say that a range of ecological strategies like tree planting and floodplain restoration over the last decade have helped to mitigate the impact of extreme flooding.

Climate Change

UN climate chief on coronavirus and climate change: We must ‘address these two fundamental, existential crises together’

The World

July 29, 2020

Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, continues to wrangle world leaders to make and meet ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions — even amid the pandemic.

The Big Fix

‘The mother of all injustices is climate change,’ says former diplomat and climate change leader

The World

July 24, 2020

Christiana Figueres, the founder of Global Optimism, believes that a determined, optimistic mindset is crucial in the struggle for climate justice.

The Big Fix

In Karachi, planting dense urban forests could save the city from extreme heat

The World

July 20, 2020

Extreme heat often hovers over Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. But each time Shahzad Qureshi transforms a barren patch of land into a dense, urban forest, he helps his city adapt to extreme urban heat.

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