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The world we want when we are 50
Vanessa Nakate on climate justice, African voices and the future today's decisions are building.
Vanessa Nakate · Climate activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Rise Up Movement
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Conference presentation
- Climate Justice
- Extreme Heat
- Africa
- Adaptation
- Public Engagement
- Climate Policy
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The argument
About this talk
Published by Norad. Vanessa Nakate asks what kind of world today's young people will inherit, and argues that the communities contributing least to emissions are already absorbing the heaviest costs of heat, drought and flooding.
She calls for African voices to be central to climate decision-making and for adaptation finance that reaches the people who need it.
This recording is published by Norad on its official YouTube channel. Credit and all rights belong to Norad and the speaker; MEER links to it for reference only.
Indexed knowledge
Key topics covered
The signal
Key takeaways
Uneven burden
Those least responsible for emissions face the sharpest heat and water impacts.
Representation matters
African voices must shape the decisions that determine African futures.
Why MEER includes it
MEER's cooling work is aimed at exactly the hot, exposed regions Nakate describes.
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About the speaker
Vanessa Nakate
Climate activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador · Rise Up Movement
Vanessa Nakate is a Ugandan climate justice activist and founder of the Rise Up Movement, which amplifies the voices of African activists. She is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and a prominent advocate for communities on the front line of extreme heat, drought and flooding.
About the conference
The Norad Conference
This talk was recorded and published by Norad, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, on its official YouTube channel. Credit and all rights belong to Norad and the speaker.
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