The climate crisis is a human rights issue that can be resolved only by taking a collaborative approach, says climate, youth and human rights activist and Stellenbosch University environmental management graduate Akhona Xotyeni. The Bhisho-born 25-year-old recently returned from the Y20 Summit in Indonesia, where young leaders from all over the world were brought together to discuss and debate global challenges and agree on policy recommendations they would like to see G20 leaders take forwa.
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Creating sustainable, scalable ways to preserve and restore polluted rivers. Using alien vegetation to produce eco-friendly fuel. Recycling previously unrecyclable plastics into strong eco-bricks. These were among the inspirational initiatives that received top honours for their contribution to.
Irreversible climate change is almost upon us, but it can be stopped – if we all act. Now. As South Africa faces pressing challenges such as unemployment and inequality, we have to seize all climate action opportunities that can unlock sustainable development. Now