WWNO Delta Blues Live! Thurs. Feb. 5th 7pm @ Lost Love Lounge: How delta communities are planning for coastal land loss and rising sea levels.

 
DELTA BLUES LIVE!
A LIVE PRESENTATION OF WWNO COASTAL DESK REPORTING
FROM VIETNAM, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5
 
For immediate release
More information, graphics, interviews:
Laine Kaplan-Levenson, WWNO Coastal Producer: (914)-263-2311lkaplanlevenson@wwno.org

Join WWNO News Director Eve Troeh and Coastal Reporter Jesse Hardman for a live illustrated presentation of their coastal erosion reports from Vietnam,  “Delta Blues: Water and Climate Change from the Mississippi to the Mekong.” Troeh and Hardman traveled to Vietnam to learn how Mekong River Delta communities are planning for coastal land loss, and how the people of the Mekong Delta adapt to rising sea levels day by day. 

When: Thursday, February 5th at 7pm 
Where: Lost Love Lounge (2529 Dauphine St. at Franklin Avenue in New Orleans’ Faubourg Marigny)
 
All are welcome to attend, ask questions, and join the discussion.  Free admission.  Vietnamese bahn mi and spring rolls will be available from the Lost Love Lounge kitchen.
 
“Delta Blues: Water and Climate Change from the Mississippi to the Mekong” is a three-part radio news series on WWNO 89.9 FM and KTLN 90.5 FM.  The first two reports were broadcast on January 22 and 29, and are available now on wwno.org.  The final report will air on Thursday February 5 at 8:30am.

 
WWNO Coastal Desk reporting from Vietnam is supported by the  Solutions Journalism Network, an independent, non-profit organization working to legitimize and spread the practice of solutions journalism: rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems.  

Support for WWNO’s ongoing coastal news reporting comes from the Walton Family Foundation, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, the Kabacoff Family Foundation, and its listeners.

WWNO New Orleans Public Radio is the NPR member radio station for New Orleans and 13 parishes of southeast Louisiana, broadcasting on 89.9 FM and on KTLN 90.5 FM in the Houma-Thibodaux area.  WWNO broadcasts news, music, and cultural programs on 89.9/90.5; 24-hour classical on WWNO HD2; and 24-hour jazz on WWNO HD3.  WWNO’s trusted, thought-provoking news and lively cultural entertainment make it one of the top stations in metro New Orleans. WWNO’s programs and news features are available at wwno.org.  WWNO is a public service of the University of New Orleans.
Laine Kaplan-Levenson
914-263-2311