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African Youth Forum issues call to action for leaders at Uganda summit

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South, West, North, Central and East Africa, all are talking about the African youth and how to get them to ACT. The just ended UNICEF African Youth Forum with over 100 youth from all over Africa in Entebbe Uganda, was strengthenign this voice as the AU Summit this week. Read more: African Youth Forum issues call to action for leaders at Uganda summit ENTEBBE, UGANDA, 20 July 2010 – A group of more than 100 young people from across Africa are ready to deliver a clear message to leaders of the countries in the African Union, who will be attending the 2010 AU Summit in Kampala, the Ugandan capital.
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8,000 TREES IN MT KENYA, ONE YEAR LATER In May 2009 a group of young people under the banner of the Nature Kenya Youth Committee set off for Mt Kenya to plant trees. Having received support from the KCB foundation the aim was to plant 8,000 seedlings and nurture them to growth. Enthusiastic that this would make a difference to the fast deteriorating mountain, young people planted trees with much vigour and vitality. Together with community members the trees were planted one long cold May weekend when the mountain spewed forth frost. Camping out near the mountain at the Nature Kenya Mt Kenya offices, they braved the weather well knowing in their minds that this was a sacrifice worth making. A year later the trees have grown, of course some have withered and died away but many others stand tall and strong with promise. The community group has scouts amongst themselves who look after the trees and make sure that they are not tampered with. Livestock used to graze on this stretch so

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: UAP Insurance of Kenya, Safaricom and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture to Expand Mobile Microinsurance Program in Kenya

The fact that climate change is driving Kenyan farmers to now even spend more on insuring their crops is much more disturbing. While its an opportuntiy for the Insurance companies, my question would be, if such an initiative helps mitigate the effects of climate change adequately and ensures sustainability. Read more of the more about the Micro insruance scheme here: MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: UAP Insurance of Kenya, Safaricom and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture to Expand Mobile Microinsurance Program in Kenya On the other hand, it makes use of ICT and introduces a new enhancement to agriculture and rural developement by use of Mobile phones as a Web 2.o technology. http://www.bizjournal-africa.com/biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=84

Why tree planting is crucial

Read the inspiring story of Landry Ninterese in Burundi on why tree planting is crucial. Its the small actions from each and every one of us that will change the planet. Why tree planting is crucial

I AM BACK ON LINE, YOUTH ARE THE ENGINE FOR CHANGES, LET US WORK TOGETHER

Every morning when i get to the office i always have the first task of the day, to read the emails from my young colleagues world wide and respond to them before i can start the day's work. At times i got immense requests, at times complains, at times campaigns to take part it, at times even requests to attend conferences, workshops and seminars. But at times i get emails that move me most. Emails informing me of what other young people, in their own small ways have been upto. They try to describe as much as possible how they have been trying to address the climate challenges in their own countries and reach out to more young peoplem and the local communities. I got one such forwarded email this morning ,and it has inspired me to continue sharing such information with all of you out there. You can post your comments to encourage Castory Ntullu in Tanzania, who feels alone even after achieving too much in his work with rural communities. Working for the government, but still believ

IUCN - Commission on Education and Communication

IUCN - Commission on Education and Communication Commonwealth Climate Change Communication Conference 29 June 2010 | News - News story The “Commonwealth Climate Change Communication Conference” (C5) will be held in London, UK, 24-26 November 2010. Expressions of interest to attend the event are now being invited. Shared with CEC members by Prof. Walter Leal. London, 24-26 November 2010 The event is organised by the International Climate Change Information Programme (ICCP) and London Metropolitan University, UK, in collaboration with various agencies. The C5 conference follows the latest meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of State (CHOGM 2009) in Trinidad and the commitment expressed in the “Port of Spain Climate Change Consensus” to help Commonwealth States to face the challenges of climate change. The C5 conference aims to discuss approaches and methods to foster communication on mitigation and adaptation to climate change, introduce some of the excellent work on climate change communi

Watch the Youth Movement Grow in Africa!

View Youth Action around Africa on Climate Change in a larger map The African Youth Initiative on Climate Change is already established in these countries, Mark your projects, initiatives, contacts and partners on this map and be part of the movement!

Getting to Work:AYICC Kenya Member at the Eastern African Youth Media Training- Kampala, Uganda

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We all have our own ways of getting involved with climate change work. Most of us are working with organizations focusing on youth and climate chnage. Others are on advicay and socila justice. AYICC Kenya has a diversity of these groups. They range from university students movements to rural development youth groups, to young professional networks, medics associations, and urban based advocacy youth movements. One such group is the Imani Youth Group, which is led by Richard Omondi. Richard was introduced to me in 2009 by one of our partners David Noble of 2degreesC as a youth leader who was interested in being involved in climate change work. At the moment, the AYICC Kenya movement was growing, and i had to take a lot of time to grow with him as well. Now he has grown and brought in other members from his group into the movement. Last month, Richard was attending the Eastern African Youth Media training in Kampala, which he was selected based on his work with young people in Kenya. Ke

Bamako Declaration Adopts Strategies For Climate, Biodiversity

Stories by Michael Simire Property & Environment Editor http://www.independentngonline.com/DailyIndependent/Article.aspx?id=16457 The 13th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) ended recently in Bamako, Mali with the adoption of the “Bamako Declaration,” the continent’s new road map for sustainable development and basis for strengthening the common negotiating position on climate change and biological diversity. AMCEN’s in-coming President, Prof. Tiemoko Sangare, who is also the Minister of Environment and Sanitation of the Republic of Mali, led over 40 African Environment Ministers including Nigeria’s John Odey, who gathered at the Centre International de ConfĂ©rences de Bamako in deliberating and adopting a set of decisions and the 71-point declaration. In adopting the Bamako Declaration, the ministers underlined how they expected their respective governments to engage both at the domestic and international levels in addressing issues of loss of