Maria, 15
aria lives in Vicenza, Italy, an hour away from Venice, in a large house built by her grandfather. It is shared by her immediate family, her grandmother and her aunt. Maria is a dedicated climate activist and belongs to the organisation Fridays for Future, a youth-led movement formed after Greta Thunberg’s protest outside the Swedish parliament. Maria’s fears for the future of the planet have intensified to the extent that her mother has become concerned for her mental health. Maria believes Vicenza and Venice will be submerged completely and fears there will soon be
