The African Climate Conversation: The youth perspective on climate in Africa

Investing for Impact

This podcast is part of The African Climate Conversation, a platform which brings together leading African voices on the climate emergency – to discuss, evaluate and debate the greatest challenge facing the continent.
In this podcast, James Mwangi, founder of Climate Action Platform for Africa and Executive Director of the Dalberg Group, and Ineza Umuhoza Grace, Eco-feminist, CEO Green Fighter and co-founder of Loss and Damage Youth Coalition, discuss perspectives and impact of climate change on youth people in Africa.  
 
In this conversation, James and Ineza look at how Africa’s youth perceive the current climate emergency, and to what extent climate change is at the centre of their experience or driving their activity or thinking. They highlight the need for government and policy makers to engage with youth, women and rural communities in designing climate solutions which originate from communities and are tailored to their specific environment and needs.   
 
Discussing the topic of youth unemployment, they note the opportunity to tackle the challenge by framing the creation of future jobs within climate actions and solutions. As more advanced economies reverse entrenched systems, there is a golden opportunity for African to build a green start, and African youths are eager to be part of the solution.