Girls have been systematically erased from conversations about the climate crisis, but they're taking action to fight for environmental justice.
When droughts in Bolivia caused the potatoes cultivated by Senobia’s family to fail, she began to look for solutions. She was only 7. Her big idea? Ice cream.
The funny thing about power is its insidiousness. Coverage of efforts to address the climate crisis have skewed north—a metaphor made literal when Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate was infamouslyout of the Associated Press’ published image from the Davos summit. Across decision-making platforms around the climate crisis, diverse representation and impactful engagement are still lacking.
The chaos following the immediate aftermath of climate disasters exposes girls to sexual harassment and abuse , and slow onset climate impacts can lead to a steady decline of livelihoods, driving families to harmful ‘coping strategies’ such as child marriage. Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Guinea, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger and South Sudan are the 10 highest risk global hotspots for the intersection of the climate crisis and child marriage. Crucially, a number of these countries have some of the youngestas essential to economic growth that holds the promise of more innovative solutions to the challenges of climate change and inequality, like Senobia and her ice cream shop.
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