Third cohort of Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice kicks off with over 500 participants

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Nairobi, Kenya July 5…The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) in partnership with Kenyatta University opens third Nairobi Summer School of Climate Justice (NSSCJ) cohort in Nairobi Kenya.

The official opening symposium was held at Kenyatta University and attracted over 500 participants featuring over 250 students from across the continent and beyond.

Dr. Mithika Mwenda, Executive Director of PACJA described Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice as a unique and innovative initiative that aims to equip young leaders and activists with the knowledge skills, and tools to advance the cause of climate justice in their communities and beyond.

“The Ministry of Education aims to inspire students to take action in advocacy and action on climate change through environmental clubs, tree planting initiatives to implement environmentally friendly initiatives in their communities” said Hon Ezekiel Machogu, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Education

Maarten Brouwer Dutch Ambassador to Kenya said while appreciating the initiative “Climate change is indispensable in addressing the existential threat posed by Climate Change, the voices of people and communities need to be heard to influence decisions and policies that will impact their lives for the years to come

Since its inception in 2020 Nairobi summer school has trained over 800 youths from across and outside Africa, youth from 70 countries have attended and are bringing impacts to the local communities including strengthening the capacity of communities in areas of climate change and climate justice while others are supporting their governments as negotiators in the climate change negotiation processes of UNFCCC

The third cohort of Nairobi Summer School has attracted more than 500 hundred students , furthermore during two weeks of intensive learning, students will explore eight modules including climate justice, adaptation and resilience building in selected sectors, introduction to climate change and climate crisis, international efforts to address the climate crisis, critical climate justice issues for the global south just transition and energy access, climate justice advocacy and communication, green economy and entrepreneurship.

 

 

 

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