"Young
people and children are coming out to tell the world how climate is impacting
them," Esther Agbarakwe said.
UNICEF’s Office of Research recently held The Debate:
Climate change and children to look at the science, politics, impact – and the
next generation. NYCC Esther Agbarakwe participated among leading experts on
climate change
What we are leaving
our children?
UNICEF brought together three experts - Dr Saleemul Haq of
the International Institute for Envrionment and development, Tom Mitchell from
the Overseas Development Institute and Esther Agbarakwe, the head of the
Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition.
Children are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of
climate change. And they are its heirs. In The Debate, head of the Nigerian
Youth Climate Coalition Esther Agbarakwe says, “Too often, the elders feel that
they have the monopoly of knowledge on issues like this. But right now we are
seeing a lot of children calling out to tell the world how climate is impacting
them.”
To hear more of the panel's views, click on the video above.
Climate change provides the perfect opportunity for young people to have a voice in public affairs; it's going to be necessary in order to make the message clear to the older generations.
ReplyDeleteNothing could serve as a more poignant reminder of the urgency of these issues than the lament of a parent over the future they are saving for their kids, as in this essay (http://empiricalmag.blogspot.com/2012/12/january-excerpt-fiddling-while-rome.html).