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Podcast: The Climate Question
Episode: Does Africa have a voice on climate?
Description: Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate is on a mission to make sure Africa is listened to on climate justice.In early 2019 she started taking to the streets of Kampala to protest about climate change. It was a lonely pursuit. She was often on her own, or at best with a couple of her siblings or friends. But she quickly started gaining recognition, and has since spoken at the UN and Davos. However, a year ago she was thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons when the Associated Press cut her out of a photo...