African Climes

  Youth form an integral part of the fight against climate change. As a matter of fact, it is impossible for climate action to be successful without involving young people as the most important stakeholders. They are so because climate change has consequences on both their present and future. In other words, in an already changing climate regime, young people have to deal with the impacts on their lives presently, and in the future; their lives are at stake too. Young people also happen to be one of the most vocal constituencies in climate action, with all ages from children, adolescents to young adults expressing their commitment to pressure their leaders; both political and industry leaders; the private sector and all decision makers to act on climate. Currently, it is estimated that youth are about 1.8 billion globally, though actual figures are higher. The two biggest continents, Asia and Africa which are also the most populous, also host the youngest populations on Earth. ...

  The Glasgow Pact was an agreement signed by 197 countries in November of 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland under the leadership of the United Kingdom/Italy. This event took place under the auspices of COP26, the international meeting of parties to the UNFCCC, which takes place each year. This conference was well awaited and with good reason: it was postponed from 2020 to 2021 and was a crucial one because all nations were to submit fresh climate plans showing increased ambition to cut emissions. These plans, called nationally determined contributions, were initially submitted in 2015 when the Paris Agreement was signed, and are meant to be upgraded every five years. This particular meet was important because the decade ending 2030 is of grave significance to climate change. We have a slight window within which to act, if at all we are to save this planet from extreme climatic changes, and keep alive and thriving the intentions of the Paris agreement 2015. The global carbon budget is ...