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Minister with responsibility for culture in the Prime Minister’s Office Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight is calling on the youth to not only speak out about the climate change crisis, but to also fight for change.Delivering the featured remarks at the opening ceremony of The Barbados Youth Climate Action Summit & Expo, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC) on Friday, the Government senator said that while the fight against climate change could be deemed a challenge, it is not fair for the youth to have to carry the burden alone.She said Government and leaders of agencies, including UNICEF and the United Nations must walk with the youth on the journey.“It must not be a flavor of the month. Our commitment must be demonstrated by our willingness to bring them to the table and also to put resources where our mouth is. Very often we look at moments like these where we have conferences and where we can feel pretty, but it is what happens after we leave this moment that then tel
Ten-year-old Layla Licorish will cycle from St John to the Wildey Gymnasium on Thursday to kickstart the Student Climate Action March that will see the youth and other groups calling for action to stop climate change.It will be the first event of the three-day Barbados Youth Climate Action Summit and Expo being staged by the Ashley Lashley Foundation, a registered charity that focuses on bringing greater awareness to some of the world’s major social, environmental, and health issues, such as the health impacts of climate change, particularly in Small Island Developing States.Lashley, founder of the charity, told Barbados TODAY the climate crisis is a serious issue, especially for youth, and they intend to send a clear message.