WASCAL Urges Youth Inclusion in Climate Action Initiatives
The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) has called for the active inclusion of youth in climate initiatives to drive innovative solutions to environmental challenges.
Professor Benjamin Kofi Nyarko of the Geography and Regional Planning Department, University of Cape Coast (UCC), made the appeal at the launch of Climate Change Action Now (CCAN), a climate advocacy initiative by WASCAL.
The event was part of this year’s World Environment Day celebrations, on the theme “Youth Powering Ghana’s Climate Resilience.”
Prof Nyarko emphasised the need to embed climate literacy in tertiary and graduate curricula, ensuring future leaders acquire the knowledge and skills required to tackle climate challenges.
“We need an ecosystem that ...