This year’s summit, which was based on food security ahead of the critical COP21 climate change negotiations in Paris in December this year, saw pupils discuss issues pertaining to water, energy, food security, green cities, waste management and climate change.
Blue Hills College has representatives in the local youth council. Principal Jabulani Donga said, “The school is proud of our young people who have taken such an interest in global climate discussions.”
Founder of Generation Earth, Ella Bella Constantinides said, “[The summit] allowed for interactive dialogue on climate change, the Road to Paris, COP 21 [UN climate change conference], and food security in an African context. The youth engaged, interacted and learnt. It was an exciting and innovative experience.”
The initiative Generation Earth, now in its fourth year, is an international African-founded youth platform, of young ‘green minds’ changing the way we live, learn and use the world’s resources. Together with partners such as Nedbank, Tsogo Sun, the US Embassy and Innovating Tomorrow’s Technology, it enabled Generation Earth to host 350 teenagers at the summit, which inevitably builds a stronger generation of green leaders.
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