Subhashni Raj

Subhashni Raj (born 1986) is a Fijian activist on environmental issues such as climate change, and also related food systems.

After her doctoral studies in Urban and Regional Planning at the University at Buffalo, New York as a Kauffman Fellow,[1] she has been active in the Climate movement in the Pacific Island countries raising funds for pursuing her initiatives.

[1] On her return from Bangalore to Suva, she joined the 350.org, a global entity involved with people's action initiatives on climate change.

Held in fall 2012 close to the White House, the protest demanded action by the Barack Obama administration not to entertain the permit application for the pipeline, as such a project would be detrimental to the aquifer in the Nebraska Sandhills.

On her participation in these protests she was vocal in saying: "In what seemed like United States showing leadership for the first time on issues related to climate action?