
“It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African Unity. Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest sources for good in the world.” – Kwame Nkrumah

There’s something almost strange about how climate change is talked about in Africa like it’s a distant storm we should prepare umbrellas for, instead of the flood already sitting in our living rooms. “Climate change is coming,” headlines say. As if farmers haven’t already lost harvests. As if cities haven’t already flooded. As if heatwaves…

I recently participated in a Model UN event as the delegate of the Phillipines to the United Nations Environment Program. It went better than I expected as I even bagged a prize. But that is far from the main point. I and a couple other delegates from around the world came up with a resolution…