Anuna De Wever Instagram – In the run-up to @cop27_egypt in November, I will be part of a delegation of African and European activists who will travel to South Sudan with @unicef to highlight the consequences of the climate crisis on an international platform.
There are incredible grassroots organisations in South Sudan working every day, with young people, to address the crisis that affects them directly and dramatically.
Our goal is to connect with young people in and around the Horn of Africa to work together to develop strategies to affect the outcome of COP27 in Egypt.
The region is one of the least responsible for global warming, and yet, one of the most affected by its consequences.
Internationally, very little attention is paid to the extreme drought and massive floods that are ravaging South Sudan and currently leave 8 million people, more than half of them children, in acute humanitarian need.
This crisis is being invisibilized, which is why we as privileged white European activists collectively need to pass the mic to activists and people on the frontlines, and prioritize contributing to an international coalition of movements while holding Europe accountable for their destructive, extractive and oppressive policies. We need to work together globally.
Global north countries are responsible for 92% excess emissions.
Today, most policymakers around the world are actively maintaining a system that is fundamentally built on exploitation of people and the planet.
It is therefore crucial that issues of human rights, racism, colonialism and global justice are centered in the climate debate and highlighted on international platforms such as COP27. | Posted on 26/Sep/2022 16:37:17
