The state of the world is terrifying and so many of us feel helpless and scared. We want to do something but we don’t know what, we don’t know how. We feel like we are not enough. This is not true. We are hummingbirds. Be a hummingbird. One drop at a time, together, we can put out the fire.
Every second the equivalent of a truckload of clothes ends up in landfill sites. Instead of seasonal trends, brands release new styles weekly and we are buying 60% more clothing than we did two decades ago. But amid the rise of fast fashion, a movement to slow down our consumption has risen amo.
For many young people facing the prospect of a rainbow nation in ashes, climate activism is a crucial space for expression and recognition. It is a platform to be heard as the leaders of tomorrow… and today.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) held its 58th session in Interlaken, Switzerland on March 2023 to complete the Synthesis Report, a key document since the Paris Agreement.
Climate activists from across Africa, including Adenike Oladosu, Elizabeth Wathuti, Evelyn Acham and Raeesah Noor-Mahomed share their hopes for Cop27, which is taking place in Egypt this year.