Youth engagement for the climate

The Swedish Greta Thunberg and the Ugandan Vanessa Nakate, in Milan, September 28, 2021. © MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP

By: Kpénahi Traoré Follow

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Young people are mobilizing more and more for the climate.

There are international figures like the young Swede Greta Thunberg who initiated the ecological movement “Fridays for future” in order to mobilize young people around the world.

In Africa, we have the Ugandan Vanessa Nakate, the Rwandan Leah Namugerwa.

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As Cop-26 approaches, which will be held from October 31 to November 12, 2021, are you involved in initiatives to protect your environment?

How can young people contribute to the fight against the effects of climate change? 

Guest:

geographer, indigenous activist of the Fulani Mbororo community for the climate and coordinator of AFPAT, the Association of Fulani and Indigenous Women of Chad.

Initiative of the week:

, a young Ivorian entrepreneur, presents “Placycle”, a plastic and textile recycling project to make school materials.

Aboubacar Bamba is also the winner of the Meet Africa program which aims to create the link between entrepreneurs in the diaspora and the African continent.

Report:

gives voice to organizations involved in the fight for the protection of the environment.

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