NGO urges unemployed youth to lead fight against climate change

By Dennis Peprah, GNA
Sunyani, Aug. 17, GNA - Mr Raphael Godlove Ahenu, the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Media Foundation, a media advocacy non-governmental organization, has urged the unemployed youth to join efforts towards addressing the pressing challenge of climate change.

He said climate change threatens national food security, and therefore challenged the government and her development partners to empower and motivate the youth to play the leading role to mitigate the global burden.

Mr Ahenu gave the advice in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, to commemorate the 2016 International Youth Day in Sunyani.

He said climate change is one of the most critical global challenges that must receive urgent attention from government.

Mr Ahenu emphasised that the fight against climate change requires well-coordinated and collective action from government and other stakeholders.

He underlined the need for the intensification of education as a leverage to reduce and mitigate the impact of the global threat on the nation.

Mr Ahenu indicated that climate change has adverse impact on agriculture, endangering global food security and increasing the intensity of natural disasters.

He called on the youth to take interest and get themselves abreast of climate change policies so that they could take leading role in mitigating its impact.

GNA