Eric Njuguna Explained

Eric Damien Njuguna
Birth Date:2003
Birth Place:Kenya
Nationality:Kenyan
Occupation:Climate Justice Activist

Eric Damien Njuguna (born circa 2003) is a climate activist from Kenya.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Njuguna started their climate activism in 2017 after severe droughts in Nairobi impacted their school's water supply.[9] by organizing with the group Zero Hour and then Fridays for Future Kenya.[10] In August 2021, Njuguna co-authored an essay with Greta Thunberg, Adriana Calderón, and Farzana Faruk Jhumu that was published in The New York Times.[11] Their co-authored essay highlighted a 2021 UNICEF report that stated 2.2 billion children are at "extremely high-risk" of experiencing the consequences of climate change.[12] Later in 2021, Njuguna attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and represented Fridays for Future Kenya. At COP26, Njuguna, alongside Vanessa Nakate and Elizabeth Wathuti, met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss climate change.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ngcuka . Onke . 2022-03-02 . UN ENVIRONMENT ASSEMBLY 5.2: UN official blames greed and politics for damage to environment, encourages youth to use their anger to make a difference . 2022-05-16 . Daily Maverick . en.
  2. Web site: Rulli . Maggie . Agarwal . Ayushi . 2022-11-05 . Here's what young COP26 attendees have to say to world leaders about climate change . 2022-05-16 . ABC News . en.
  3. Web site: One billion children at 'extremely high risk' of the impacts of the climate crisis - UNICEF . 2022-05-16 . www.unicef.org . en.
  4. Web site: Funes . Yessenia . 2022-03-28 . Striking for Reparations . 2022-05-16 . Atmos . en.
  5. News: Sengupta . Somini . 2021-11-06 . Young Women Are Leading Climate Protests. Guess Who Runs Global Talks? . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-05-16 . 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: AfricaNews . 2021-11-03 . Young climate activists meet with UN chief Antonio Guterres . 2022-05-16 . Africanews . en.
  7. News: Rowling . Megan . 2020-04-24 . Young climate activists vow to #FightEveryCrisis in global online strike . en . Reuters . 2022-05-16.
  8. Web site: Manishka . 2021-10-18 . SWA's 2021 Focus on Climate Action . 2022-05-16 . Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) . en.
  9. Web site: 2020-09-23 . Torka väckte Erics klimatkamp - skolstrejkar för planeten på fredag . 2022-05-16 . Syre . sv.
  10. Web site: 2021-01-06 . Teenage Climate Activists Share Their Plans For The Planet In 2021 . 2022-05-16 . mindbodygreen . en.
  11. News: Thunberg . Greta . Calderón . Adriana . Jhumu . Farzana Faruk . Njuguna . Eric . 2021-08-19 . Opinion This Is the World Being Left to Us by Adults . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-05-16 . 0362-4331.
  12. Web site: Castronuovo . Celine . 2021-08-20 . UNICEF: Nearly half of world's children at 'extremely high risk' of climate change impacts . 2022-05-16 . The Hill . en-US.

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