Climate change, land degradation, and biodiversity loss are often discussed as separate problems, but for many communities, they are part of the same reality.
As young people, we are not only experiencing these changes; we also have the opportunity to shape how our communities respond to them. So, Iโd love to hear from other young people:
๐ฑ What environmental change have you noticed in your community?
๐๏ธ How is climate change affecting the places where you live, study, or work?
๐ก What do you think young people can realistically do not only individually, but together to create change?
And perhaps most importantly:
Are young people being given enough opportunities to participate in decisions about climate, land, cities, and our future?
Letโs share experiences, ideas, and even challenges. There may not be one solution, but starting the conversation is one step toward finding better ones. ๐๐
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Each of these quesitons would need several ppages to discuss in detail, but I will try to be succint. In Romania, in the southern region, the droughts are getting more unbearable by the year and so much so that during the winter, people adn the infrastructure are so ill-equipped that several cm of snow disturb the traffic for several days and people do not remember to walk well on snow and they end upp with injuries, in a country with temperate climate. To the youth opportunities quesiton, I will say just a single thing- pplenty of people consider the subject of climate change one that is ''politically dead'', in my country at least, which in turn affects our capacity to be taken seriously. Also, around the globe, the news from official institutions that we might be getting to 1,5 C in 2-3 years is very important, yet the media coverage was quite weak, which is unnerving to see.