COP27: Young African climate activists demand real change
ADAOBI TRICIA NWAUBANI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how youth campaigners from Africa such as Vanessa Nakate are speaking at UN climate summit about issues including loss and damage…
As eco-anxieties mount, Africa’s young people urge action on climate
Thomson Reuters Foundation As climate change takes a heavy toll on Africa, about two-thirds of the continent’s young people are pushing for bolder policy action or trying to reduce their own carbon footprint, a new survey has found. From locust infestations in the east to devastating droughts in the south, the impacts of climate change […]
African Development Bank backs young ‘agripreneurs’ to beat climate change
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation The African Development Bank plans to deploy billions of dollars to help young people build a new digitally-driven model of agriculture that can feed the continent’s people and boost prosperity even as the planet heats up, its president said. At a global summit this week, the bank and the Global Center […]
Top worry for young Africans? Jobs and corruption – but green anxieties grow
Johannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation Despite surging climate change threats, from worsening storms to growing water shortages, young Africans see unemployment, corruption and political instability as the most pressing issues facing them, according to a first-of-its-kind survey. But environmental and socioeconomic problems are often inter-related – with corruption and unemployment driving illegal logging, for instance, […]