Uganda's Vanessa Nakate says COP26 sidelines nations most affected by climate change
Nakate spoke with NPR about the role gender plays in climate activism, whether the COP26 summit feels inclusive and her advice for other youth who feel they can't affect change in the climate crisis.
by Ari Shapiro
Nov 10, 2021
3 minutes
As young climate activists descended on Glasgow for the COP26 UN climate summit, Vanessa Nakate was faced with a familiar yet sad experience: Being pushed to the side.
"I think it's not just my experience. There are many activists from the global south who have been sidelined at the conference," she said.
Nakate is no stranger to the world stage or being erased from the record, having attended another summit last year in Davos, Switzerland.
While she was there she posed for a photo with other activists. She was the only Black woman among the published the photo, they cropped her out of the picture.
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