Youth Climate Champions Podcast

In today’s episode of the YCC podcast, Yasirah Madhi speaks to Kwanele Godfrey Ngwenya, a local artivist (an activist who uses art as their medium) to understand what artivism is, to learn how it is being used to tackle climate change, the role youth play in this, and to highlight opportunities for young people to get involved.

The YCC podcast series is brought to you by the Climate Ambition to Accountability Project (CAAP), a joint project of WWF South Africa, the SA Climate Action Network and the Institute for Environmental Justice and is co-funded by the European Union. The podcast contents are the sole responsibility of the CAAP project and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

Today’s episode continues the discussion about climate policy with Prabhat Upadyhaya (from WWF South Africa) and Thando Lukoko (from SACAN), picking up on how the just energy transition in South Africa is shaping up.

The YCC podcast series is brought to you by the Climate Ambition to Accountability Project (CAAP), a joint project of WWF South Africa, the SA Climate Action Network and the Institute for Environmental Justice and is co-funded by the European Union. The podcast contents are the sole responsibility of the CAAP project and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

In this two-parter, Yasirah Madhi is in conversation with climate policy analysts Prabhat Upadyhaya (from WWF South Africa) and Thando Lukoko (from SACAN). In this wide-ranging conversation, they break down the complex topic of international and local climate policy into more manageable, bite-size pieces, ranging from how international policy is developed to how youth can get involved in policy processes and what outcomes we can hope for from COP27.

The YCC podcast series is brought to you by the Climate Ambition to Accountability Project (CAAP), a joint project of WWF South Africa, the SA Climate Action Network and the Institute for Environmental Justice and is co-funded by the European Union. The podcast contents are the sole responsibility of the CAAP project and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

In today’s episode we speak to Gabriel Klaasen and Lisakhanya Mathiso from Project 90 By 30, a social and environmental justice organisation inspiring and mobilising South African society towards a sustainably developed and equitable low-carbon future. We touch on what climate change is, the role of youth in ensuring accountability in the climate space, the seen and unseen impacts climate change has on youth, and finish off talking about where this leaves us and how interested youth can get involved.

The YCC podcast series is brought to you by the Climate Ambition to Accountability Project (CAAP), a joint project of WWF South Africa, the SA Climate Action Network and the Institute for Environmental Justice and is co-funded by the European Union. The podcast contents are the sole responsibility of the CAAP project and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

On 15 June 2022, the YCC hosted an Intergenerational Dialogue on Youth Tokenism in climate activism. In this episode, we pick up where we left off last time in and tackle the question of "What next?" when it comes to youth tokenism in the climate policy realm. Taking part in this difficult but important conversation are Dr Crispian Olver from the Presidential Climate Commission, Bulelwa Ngewana, from Open Society Foundations, Mitchelle Mhaka, from the African Climate Alliance, and Khulekani Magwaza, from SAYCCC. The facilitator is Zaynab Sadan of WWF South Africa.

The YCC podcast series is brought to you by the Climate Ambition to Accountability Project (CAAP), a joint project of WWF South Africa, the SA Climate Action Network and the Institute for Environmental Justice and is co-funded by the European Union. The podcast contents are the sole responsibility of the CAAP project and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

On 15 June 2022, the YCC hosted an Intergenerational Dialogue on Youth Tokenism in climate activism. In this episode you will hear facilitator Zaynab Sadan of WWF South Africa in conversation with representatives of both the younger and older generations. Taking part in this difficult but important conversation are Dr Crispian Olver from the Presidential Climate Commission, Ms. Bulelwa Ngewana, from Open Society Foundations, Mitchelle Mhaka, from the African Climate Alliance, and Khulekani Magwaza, from SAYCCC.

The YCC podcast series is brought to you by the Climate Ambition to Accountability Project (CAAP), a joint project of WWF South Africa, the SA Climate Action Network and the Institute for Environmental Justice and is co-funded by the European Union. The podcast contents are the sole responsibility of the CAAP project and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

The YCC podcast is a repository of useful resources for young climate activists and a platform which facilitates conversations on climate policy and other related activism issues. It puts young voices front and centre, among them representatives of civil society youth groups, outspoken individuals, and other stakeholders of all generations who are looking to inform more ambitious climate policy in South Africa.

The YCC podcast series is brought to you by the Climate Ambition to Accountability Project (CAAP), a joint project of WWF South Africa, the SA Climate Action Network and the Institute for Environmental Justice and is co-funded by the European Union. The podcast contents are the sole responsibility of the CAAP project and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.