In 2012 she represented the Marshall Islands at the Poetry Parnassus Festival in London. In 2014, Jetn̄il-Kijiner was chosen to address the United Nations Climate Summit. She performed the piece, 'Dear Matafele Peinem', at the opening ceremony in New York. In 2015 she was invited to speak at COP21 in Paris. Also in 2015 she was selected by Vogue magazine as one of 13 Climate Warriors and in 2017 named Impact Hero of the Year by Earth Company.