"Beginning two summers ago in a building lacking reliable power and internet, dozens of teenagers in Bo City, Sierra Leone watched videos about climate science, then discussed opportunities to build resilience in one of the world's most climate-vulnerable nations."
"The Community Youth Climate Science Lab and Collaboration Hub - founded by a Cornell expert and an alumnus of the U.S. Department of State's Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders - has since helped plant 1,500 shade trees, built raised-bed gardens and cultivated a network of future leaders invested in climate adaptation in their hometown, Sierra Leone's second-largest city."
""Youth are often left out of the climate conversation, but they're the ones who will inherit the problem," said Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner , associate teaching professor in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. "We need to give them pathways to be part of building solutions.""
The Community Youth Climate Science Lab and Collaboration Hub began two summers ago in a Bo City building without reliable power or internet. Dozens of teenagers watched videos about climate science and discussed opportunities to build resilience in one of the world's most climate-vulnerable nations. The hub has planted 1,500 shade trees, constructed raised-bed gardens, and cultivated a network of emerging leaders focused on local climate adaptation. The initiative centers on empowering youth to bridge scientific information with established local knowledge. The hub offers a model for strengthening climate awareness and resilience in resource-limited secondary cities that may absorb climate migrants.
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