LISTEN Rabbi Sergio Bergman, climate change advocate visits Australia

Rabbi Sergio Bergman is a former Argentine Environment Minister and currently president of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, talks to the ABC's Andrew West

While much of Australia's east coast remains sodden from record floods, in Argentina, severe drought threatens the livelihoods of tens of thousands of farmers. These extreme variations in weather have led Argentina's former environment minister to call for an economy that works in harmony with nature.

Sergio Bergman is a unique politician. When he entered the congress of Argentina in 2013, he became the first rabbi elected to a national legislature outside Israel.

The World Economic Forum later named him one of 100 most influential leaders in the fight against climate change.

Rabbi Bergman is now president of the World Union for Progressive Judaism and he’s been in Australia to address a series of community events.

DOWNLOAD: Rabbi Sergio Bergman — the influential leader in the fight against climate change (ABC)