Episode
The global opportunity to accelerate Africa's sustainable future | Vanessa Nakate and Mary Robinson
26:57
Published: Thu Nov 10 2022
Description
Climate justice activist Vanessa Nakate sits down with former president of Ireland Mary Robinson for an enlightening, intergenerational conversation about the state of the climate crisis. Nakate paints a picture of life in her home country of Uganda -- which faces prolonged droughts, landslides and flooding stemming from climate change -- and clarifies the need for energy-rich, high-emitting nations to provide climate finance for Africa and accelerate the continent's sustainable future. "We cannot solve the problems that are happening right now with the very system that created them," Nakate says. "We need something new."
Chapters
Vanessa Nakate became a climate activist after experiencing the effects of climate change in Uganda, a country that faces droughts, landslides, and flooding.
00:00 - 03:00 (03:00)
Summary
Vanessa Nakate became a climate activist after experiencing the effects of climate change in Uganda, a country that faces droughts, landslides, and flooding. She advocates for climate justice on the global stage.
EpisodeThe global opportunity to accelerate Africa's sustainable future | Vanessa Nakate and Mary Robinson
PodcastTED Talks Daily
The discussion focuses on how climate change intersects with racial justice and how diverse activists are needed to combat the climate crisis.
03:00 - 06:51 (03:50)
Summary
The discussion focuses on how climate change intersects with racial justice and how diverse activists are needed to combat the climate crisis.
EpisodeThe global opportunity to accelerate Africa's sustainable future | Vanessa Nakate and Mary Robinson
PodcastTED Talks Daily
The speaker mentions that they are receiving support for their project online through platforms like GoFundMe to help communities transition to renewable energy and reduce energy poverty.
06:51 - 13:45 (06:54)
Summary
The speaker mentions that they are receiving support for their project online through platforms like GoFundMe to help communities transition to renewable energy and reduce energy poverty.
EpisodeThe global opportunity to accelerate Africa's sustainable future | Vanessa Nakate and Mary Robinson
PodcastTED Talks Daily
Activists are planting fruit trees for both environmental reasons and food security in local communities affected by the climate crisis.
13:45 - 25:29 (11:43)
Summary
Activists are planting fruit trees for both environmental reasons and food security in local communities affected by the climate crisis. The choice to act on climate change will impact everyone, and climate justice has long been demanded by organizers and mobilizers for the preservation of biodiversity.
EpisodeThe global opportunity to accelerate Africa's sustainable future | Vanessa Nakate and Mary Robinson
PodcastTED Talks Daily
In this TED Talk, Vanessa Kisuule emphasizes the importance of finding one's role and completing it to contribute to the transformation of the world.
25:29 - 26:19 (00:49)
Summary
In this TED Talk, Vanessa Kisuule emphasizes the importance of finding one's role and completing it to contribute to the transformation of the world.