By Kodjo Adams, GNA
Accra, Feb.23, GNA – Humanity Connect, a social club, has held an education session for students of the University of Ghana, sensitising them on climate change and its impact on society.
The students, drawn from the main and city campuses of University, were taken through leadership skills and how they could contribute to global efforts to combat environmental challenges.
Dr Anita Baku, Secretary, Humanity Connect, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency on Monday, underscored the critical role tertiary students played as climate change ambassadors.
She said the programme, supported by the Global Greengrants Fund, highlighted how the students could mobilise 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.
The actions being taken by Humanity Connect include campus sustainability projects like recycling waste.
Others are the development of 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, nongovernmental organisations, 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
Edited by Agnes Boye-Doe