By Karuna Rana, Coordinator, Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network COP22, the ‘COP of Action’ as they call it, is meant to be key in detailing the implementation of the Paris Agreement that came into force on 04 November 2016. With that in mind, I went into COP22 eagerly looking forward to the outcome. Would it be …
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Diving into Action: Empowering Ocean Youths for a Sustainable Future
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As Africa teeters on the precipice of possibly the worst humanitarian crisis in its history, Azinwi Ngum, 26, a Correspondent from Cameroon, examines how a ecumenical training school is presenting young people with new ways of thinking about climate change. Africa is on the precipice of the worst humanitarian crisis in history. Streams are drying …
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Nancy Saili, 25, a Correspondent from Solwezi in Zambia, notes that agricultural is the backbone of the Zambian economy, alleviating problems of poverty and offering sustainable economic growth. But local climate change has affected crop yields, prompting need for new practices. Developing world countries like Zambia rely heavily on rain-fed agriculture and are adversely affected by …
India has launched a Smart Cities Mission to reform delivery of services. Abhilash Borah, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Assam, India, argues the plan must consider climate change and public health needs. Development has come at a cost, with a threat that the climate is challenging society at large. With increasing population, climate change presents …
The Lake Chad basin, a crucial source of livelihood for over 20 million people, faces a humanitarian and environmental crisis, write Usman Muhammad, 30, a Correspondent from Nigeria now studying in the UK. Lake Chad is shrinking as a result of climate change that directly or indirectly gave birth to the current conflict affecting countries …
The ferocity of September’s hurricanes points to a trend of storms that quickly grow to devastating hurricanes, writes Ariana Joseph, 17, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Antigua and Barbuda now studying in Canada. She argues the impact of climate change can no longer be denied. We knew Irma was a monster days before she started to …
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Climate change is a fast growing threat to human health. Nancy Saili, 25, a Correspondent from Solwezi in Zambia, argues that as global temperatures rise, the impact will be on mental as well as physical health. Climate change brings serious health risks through injury, death, ill-health, and mobility impacts, especially in developing countries where most economies …
Urbanisation is often cited as a parameter of how well-developed a city is, writes Monica Islam, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh. But urban growth can mean new problems and the need to find creative solutions. Urban planning and regeneration are increasingly being sought as solutions to haphazard urban growth. Urban planning has …
Climate change is one of the most crucial topics in the world’s agenda today, writes Metolo Foyet, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon now living in Niger, and could reverse the progress in reducing poverty – among other impacts on the Sustainable Development Goals. Watching the documentaries “The Inconvenient Truth” and “The Age of Stupid” made …
Connections are being made between climate change and a resurgence in viral disease, but Oghenekevwe Oghenechovwen, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Warri in Nigeria, argues the impact on public health has yet to be assessed. Beautiful, patterned white lines and detailed symbols traced the walls of the room. Inside that room in Gbolaka-Ta village, the …