AN AMBITIOUS journey to develop the Urban African Youth Climate Change Manifesto has provided a comprehensive list of demands that young people in Africa have towards developing climate-smart cities.
WWF South Africa, in collaboration with WWF Uganda and ICLEI Africa, under the One Planet City Challenge, recently embarked on the project with a cohort of youth from African cities, among them Kampala in Uganda, Nyamata and Kigali in Rwanda, Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, Lusaka in Zambia, Durban and Polokwane in South Africa, Gaborone in Botswana, Harare, Polokwane, Tamale and Kumasi in Ghana, and Rabat in Morocco.
Three workshops were held in drafting the climate manifesto, and addressed several issues including electricity provision, urban transport and food shortages.
“Because Africa is recognised as the youngest continent, with 60% of the…