My first blog for IGHIH! And it’s about time, because I have to admit I been registered for some time now… But no more excuses, I just have to share this with you.
Some of you, that were present in Nairobi, might have already seen it, but for others I’d like to show you the video the African youth, together with Solar Generation, has been working on in the autumn of 2006 and that has been presented at the CopMop2 Climate Conference in Nairobi. African youth from Kenya, Togo and Uganda have done a tremendous effort in pulling this video together. The video tells the story of the devastating impacts climate change already has on Africa, as told by young people, who are calling politicians to act for their future. The video also aims as a tool to raise awareness of climate change for young people in Africa (and beyond). Below you can find a short teaser of the video. The complete video (12 minutes) can be found on http://www.archive.org/details/SolarGenVideo
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Thank you sharing this Agnes. I hope people will watch the 12min video.
Sometimes, in North America, we get so caught up in dealing with projections and mitigation strategies that we forget the challenges people are faced with now, whether in Africa or the many vulnerable communities in the very Annex I countries.
Hope things are well in Amsterdam!