The founder of the Climate Activists Association (CAA), Abubakar Kromah, has recently participated in the fourth cohort of the Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice (NSSCJ4) at Chuka University, Kenya.
This prestigious program, which began on August 21, 2021, at Kenyatta University, unites passionate individuals from across Africa to tackle the critical issue of climate justice.
Kromah’s selection for NSSCJ4 has sparked a fervent commitment to addressing climate change and its disproportionate impacts on African communities.
Immersed in an environment of peers and mentors sharing a common vision, Kromah, a Liberian youth climate activist, expressed profound motivation and empowerment.
“This experience symbolizes a deep-rooted commitment to environmental advocacy and social justice,” Kromah remarked. “It underscores the urgency of addressing climate justice in Africa, where communities are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change.”
The Nairobi Summer School serves as a vital convergence point for like-minded individuals and influential lecturers dedicated to climate justice advocacy.
The program seeks to fill a significant gap in the global south, where the unique contexts of African climate change issues are often overlooked.
These issues particularly affect indigenous people, women, youth, pastoralist communities, and other marginalized groups who experience severe impacts despite contributing minimally to climate change.
The participation of the CAA founder and Executive Director in NSSCJ4 highlights the association’s unwavering commitment to climate justice and advocacy for marginalized communities and his return from the program underscores the essential collaborative efforts needed to effectively combat climate change.
The curriculum developed for the Nairobi Summer School is transdisciplinary and tailored to the diverse contexts within the global south, ensuring inclusivity of all affected groups.
Participants engage in advocacy work aimed at achieving a world with zero percent emissions, promoting creative voices, and fostering social and scientific innovations to address various environmental and climate change challenges.
By joining forces at the Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice, Kromah stand as beacons of hope and inspiration and his proactive approach to learning and exploring sustainable solutions underscores the importance of collective effort in environmental advocacy.
His participation showcases the drive and determination of young Africans in spearheading meaningful change for a more just and sustainable future.
The cohort ended last weekend where the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) launched an award program for journalists and young digital activists to submit their compelling stories for the African Climate Change and Environmental Reporting Awards 2024.
Under the theme, “Advancing For Accountability in Climate Finance” the award seeks to improve the media Landscape for Climate Justice and appreciate reports that captured the climate change initiative.
“This year, we aim to highlight stories that focus on accountability within the climate finance landscape to promote climate justice” a release from PACJA intimated calling on individuals of concern to take advantage of apply for the award from now till August 6, 2024.
