Nisreen Elsaim Explained

Nisreen Elsaim
Native Name:	نسرين الصائم
Native Name Lang:	arb
Citizenship:	Sudan
Education:	University of Khartoum
Occupation:	Climate activist
Years Active:	2012-present

Nisreen Elsaim (Arabic: نسرين الصائم) is a Sudanese youth climate activist and climate negotiator.^[1]

Personal life

Elsaim holds a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's degree in renewable energy technology from the University of Khartoum.^[2]

A month after the Sudanese civil war began in April 2023, Elsaim and her family fled Sudan for their safety.^[3]

Elsaim had a son in 2022.

Career

Elsaim has actively been involved in youth climate activism since 2012.^[4] Elsaim is president of the Sudan Youth for Climate Change and was an organizer of the 2019 UN Youth Climate Summit.^[5] She is the former Chair of the United Nations' first Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change from 2020 to 2022, organized by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, after a nomination by the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance.^{[6] [7]}

Awards

In June 2024, Elsaim was listed as a finalist for the Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize, organized by the Kofi Annan Foundation and the Democracy and Culture Foundation.^[8]

See also

• Climate change in Sudan

External links

• Talk by Nisreen Elsaim at the For Women in Science programme on YouTube

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blazhevska. Vesna. Young leaders tapped to invigorate UN's climate action plans, hold leaders to account. 2020-08-27. United Nations Sustainable Development. en-US.
2. Web site: JWH Initiative. 2020-08-27. JWHinitiative.
3. Web site: 2024-06-18 . ‘Climate change won’t wait until the war is over’ akzente . 2024-06-21 . akzente.giz.de . en.
4. Web site: Blazhevska. Vesna. Young leaders tapped to invigorate UN's climate action plans, hold leaders to account. 2020-08-27. United Nations Sustainable Development. en-US.
5. Web site:
   1. YouthParticipation: Nisreen Elsaim, on her journey to becoming a UN Youth Climate
   . 2020-08-27. www.fes-connect.org. en.
6. Web site: Sudanese Appointed Chairperson Of UN Advisory Group Sudanow Magazine. 2020-08-27. sudanow-magazine.net.
7. Web site: Nations . United . The Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change - 2020 . 2024-06-21 . United Nations . en.
8. Web site: See Nisreen Elsaim’s activity on LinkedIn . 2024-06-21 . www.linkedin.com . en.