Tony de Brum, champion of Paris climate agreement, dies aged 72

De Brum saw the effects of rising seas from his home in the Marshall Islands and became a leading advocate for the fight against climate change

Tony de Brum, the former Marshall Islands foreign minister who became a leading advocate for the landmark Paris Agreement and an internationally recognised voice in the fight against climate change, has died aged 72.

De Brum, who was also the Pacific nation’s climate ambassador, died on Tuesday in the capital Majuro surrounded by his family, according to Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine.

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