Time to Act Now! Action on the climate crisis is needed now. The recent IPCC Sixth Assessment Synthesis Report states that it is likely that warming will exceed 1.5°C during the 21st century and make it harder to limit warming below 2°C. Every increment of global warming will intensify multiple and concurrent…
We, the Youth of Africa, declare a humanitarian crisis induced by climate change on our continent. Despite Africa contributing less than 4% of the historical global emissions, the brutal slow and rapid onset extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, floods, landslides, storms and cyclones are ravaging lives and…
Both nature and young people are underserved and underrepresented in climate action, funding, and policy, yet both are critical components of climate solutions. Nature plays a strong role in the mitigation and adaptation of climate change. Over half of anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide are sequestered by the land and…
AFRICA YOUTH CLIMATE DIALOGUE. TENTATIVE DATES: 2nd – 3rd September, 2023 AFRICA YOUTH CLIMATE DIALOGUETheme: Achieving Climate Justice through Meaningful and inclusive Youth Engagement;VENUE: Safari Park Hotel TENTATIVE DATES: 2nd – 3rd September, 2023 Introduction Climate change has been classified as the greatest challenge facing the globe. The Intergovernmental…
Introduction We, the youth of Africa, declare a humanitarian crisis induced by climate change on our continent. While African countries historically contribute less than 4% of global emissions, our most vulnerable communities are facing the brutal impacts of both slow and rapid onset extreme weather events such as heat waves,…