Africa is struggling to provide its citizens with basic infrastructure, but as Fariya Abubakari, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bawku in Ghana writes, the continent has the potential to power itself and Europe with emissions-free energy. The African continent could become a gold mine for renewable energy due to abundant solar and wind resources. The …
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Environment & Climate Change | Environmental Degradation
Climate Without Borders: Global Cooperation for a Changing World
November 30Climate change doesn’t know or respect borders, but its impacts are deeply unequal. Rising seas, ext …
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Environment & Climate Change | Youth Networks
COP 30: Caribbean Youth Lead the Way in Shaping a Climate-Resilient Future
October 21by Maver B. Woodley, Capacity Building and Events Unit, Lead When young people from across the Carib …
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Economy & Trade | Environment & Climate Change | Networking | Youth Policy
Youth, Climate, and Trade: Reflections from the WTO Public Forum
October 9By Lucia Ene-Lesikar, Chair of Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network (CYCN) Visiting the WTO Pub …
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Culture | Networking | Sustainable Development | Youth Networks | Youth Policy
COP 30: From Ancestral Wisdom to Action: Indigenous Youth at the Frontlines
August 8by Dra.Dassia Regalado and Ibiso Ikiroma-Owiye World Indigenous Peoples’ Day, celebrated each year o …
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Read moreAs Jamaica feels the impact of climate change, Tamara McKayle, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica, urges partnerships that will support programmes and changes to benefit the environment. “You know from I was a young girl, I never see the beach like this, I never see it really stay like this. We all hear inna wi …
Health impacts of climate change now being felt in the Caribbean, writes Advira Shand, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Manchester in Jamaica, underline the need for policies and public education to protect the environment and fight outbreaks. I still cringe when I remember the agony of being brought down on my knees by the chikungunya virus in …
Climate change affects entire populations, but Renice Bostic, 24, a Correspondent from Christ Church in Barbados, says that addressing the impact on women must be part of the conversation. Mary Robinson said that “climate change is the greatest human rights issue of the 21st century”. Indeed, the manifestations of climate change are likely to threaten the human …
Young people play an integral role in advancing development, democracy and peace. At the 10th Commonwealth Youth Forum in Malta, 21-25 November, over 400 youth leaders will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing young people, and devise policy through four main agendas – economic, environmental, social and political. The theme of the Forum is ‘Adding Global Value… #Whatnext?’ Advira …
Young people play an integral role in advancing development, democracy and peace. At the 10th Commonwealth Youth Forum in Malta, 21-25 November, over 400 youth leaders will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing young people, and devise relevant policy solutions through four main agendas – economic, environmental, social and political. The theme of the Forum is ‘Adding …
Long term emissions goal in Paris deal will generate certainty, writes Fariya Abubakari, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bawku, Ghana, and provide a clear pathway to a low carbon future by keeping global temperature increases below two degrees Celsius. The African region most vulnerable to climate change is Sub-Saharan Africa, which relies on rainfall for 95 per …
Climate change is behind poverty and migration in Africa, writes Fariya Abubakari, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bawku, Ghana. She urges a united voice from leaders to address the challenge and press for solutions. Climate change is one of the major challenges confronting African people, their governments and the African Union (AU). It has been …
A climate change rally that heard from Indigenous people as well as from youth voices caught the camera of Hsin-Yi Lo, a Correspondent from Melbourne, Australia, who gave participants an extra opportunity to speak out. Passionate demonstrators gathered in Melbourne on 27 November 2015 to kick off Australia’s march for Climate Change just ahead of …
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Climate change is affecting global water supplies, writes Humphrey Musila, 25, a Correspondent from Kenya now studying in the United States, who argues the solution to water scarcity requires resources, policy and investment. The largest gathering of world leaders in Paris in December, 2015, aimed at striking an ambitious deal on the effects of climate change. Climate …