By Kodjo Adams, GNA
Accra, Feb.24, GNA- Humanity Connect, a social club, has organized an education session for students of University of Ghana on climate change.
The students were drawn from the main and city campuses of University of Ghana and sensitized on climate change and its impact on society.
The programme was supported by the Global Greengrants Fund.
Dr Anita Baku, Secretary, Humanity Connect, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, underscored the critical role tertiary students play as climate change ambassadors.
Dr Baku said the programme highlighted how the students could mobilize communities and spread awareness of climate impacts and become change agents in sustainable practices.
She said the focus on the students was important because they represented a powerful force for change due to their energy and access to networks.
Dr Baku said the students’ involvement would raise awareness and promote sustainable behaviours in their campuses and beyond.
“By engaging in climate action, students also develop leadership skills while contributing to global efforts to combat environmental challenges,” she said.
She said the actions being taken as a climate ambassador include campus sustainability projects like recycling waste.
Others are developing mobile applications for farmers and fishermen to predict the weather and investing in biogas and waste-to-energy activities.
Dr Baku stated that being an ambassador of climate change helped the students to become advocates for equitable climate policies.
She said partnerships with universities, NGOs, and the government would play a key role in amplifying the ambassador’s impact.
That, she explained, would help build strong networks to broaden reach and foster a united response to climate challenges.
GNA
Kenneth Odeng Adade