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Malawi’s Climate Leaders
about the project:
The Malawi Climate Leaders Project supports the ambition, innovation and passion of young people in Malawi to be the catalysts of change towards a sustainable, low-carbon and climate resilient future.
The movement of climate action over the last year has risen in the political and civil context. However, there is still a level of inaction, and the consequences of such are becoming more widely felt around the globe.
In Malawi, climate change effects are felt by the whole population. No matter their age, gender or location, people throughout the country are experiencing increased temperatures, irregular rainfall patterns and unpredictable weather, causing flooding and droughts which has detrimental effects on people and livelihoods. In 2019, almost one million Malawians were affected by flooding during Cyclone Idai.
Young people across the world are at the forefront of the shifting action on climate change; influencing policies, driving agenda changes and kick-starting vital and difficult conversations. From powerful speeches in the UN and at COP25 by Greta Thunberg to climate awareness radio shows hosted by Stevie Chauluka in Malawi, those who are set to bear the brunt of the climate crisis are demonstrating that their voices must and will be heard.
However, not all young people have the opportunity or network to take such action. This project therefore seeks to equip, enable and empower Young Leaders in Malawi to lead climate action in their communities.
Malawi Climate leaders Joanna and Promise meet Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham, and Minister for Europe, Migration and International Development, Ben Macpherson, in January 2019
“Young people, as crucial stakeholders in tackling climate change and its coming impacts, should be given the knowledge, tools, and authority to create a future they want to be a part of. This holds true just as much in Malawi as it does in Scotland. ”
Our Aims
Malawian Young Leaders have an increased understanding of local and global climate change challenges and solutions.
Malawian Young Leaders feel confident and equipped with the skills to take action and have the ability to influence decision making and change in their communities and government bodies.
2050 Climate Group’s Young Leaders better understand the concept of climate justice and recognise different approaches to climate action.
Malawi Scotland Partnership and 2050 Climate Group continue to build a strong partnership, facilitating the creation of intercultural connections, focused on co-mentoring and knowledge sharing between Young Leaders in Malawi and Scotland.
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