Meet Zimbabwe and Unicef’s youth climate advocate
With climate change-induced droughts ravaging the country, Nkosilathi Nyathi believes young Zimbabweans should take the environmental lead
06 March 2021 - 07:05
Bulawayo — While most teenagers spend their time studying and planning for life after high school, activist Nkosilathi Nyathi is busy pushing Zimbabwe’s leaders to come up with new ways to tackle his country’s contribution to climate change.
The 17-year-old, who was appointed a youth climate advocate by the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) in November, believes a climate-smart Zimbabwe means including young people in decisions on conserving natural resources and cutting emissions...
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