We are promoting sustainability and reducing the vulnerability of local communities to natural hazards and socio-economic risks. We focus on:
Our work has spanned a variety of industries over the years with focus on Climate Change, Circular Economy, and Disaster Risk Reduction
There is always a sense of fulfillment in empowering young people for decision-making responsibilities where they draw inspiration to share and build ideas through identifying the right opportunities to make the right impact in the space.
Founder, Green Africa Youth Organization
Here are some long lasting impacts and ripple effects
Weather is the short-term state of the atmosphere at a given location while climate is the long-term average weather pattern in a particular region and is the result of interactions among land, ocean, atmosphere, water in its many forms and living organisms
Climate change is a change in the average temperature and cycles of weather over a long period of time.
Global warming is the long-term heating of Earth's climate system observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth's atmosphere whiles Climate change is a change in the average temperature and cycles of weather over a long period of time.
Global warming is the long-term heating of Earth's climate system observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth's atmosphere whiles Climate change is a change in the average temperature and cycles of weather over a long period of time.
Climate change, together with other natural and human-made health stressors, influences human health and disease in numerous ways. Some existing health threats will intensify and new health threats will emerge.The health effects of these disruptions include increased respiratory and cardiovascular disease, injuries and premature deaths related to extreme weather events, changes in the prevalence and geographical distribution of food- and water-borne illnesses and other infectious diseases, and threats to mental health.
Climate change risk management approaches generally fall into four broad categories:
Building a climate-friendly, low-carbon society and economy is a big challenge, but also a huge opportunity. The main benefits are:
A competition that focuses on the innovative minds and projects of young Africans and empower them to create a sustainable impact in their communities.
Creating a platform for young people, developmental agencies, and researchers to have an intellectual discourse on how young people can be supported to contribute to urban sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa through ecopreneurship.
An institutional mechanism that enables the meaningful participation of young people in climate-related decision making processes.
Engaging the youth on environmental sustainability issues through community action and awareness creation. Our focus is on Capacity Building and Youth Empowerment which has a direct link to the three thematic areas of GAYO which are: climate change, circular economy, and disaster risk reduction, through initiatives like plastic-free campus projects, webinars (for building capacity), zero-waste campaigns, social media campaigns, virtual chapter week celebrations, university forums, tree planting exercises, environmental education and awareness, and inter-chapters activities.
