As part of its "Green Climate Ambassador Program in Africa," Climate Change Africa Opportunities (CCAO) created and coordinates this vast pan-African CCAO Network, which currently brings together 54 national focal points and 1,404 young Green Climate Ambassadors involved in climate change advocacy and adaptation.
Young climate leaders across 54 African countries
They are numerous, but often not or little encouraged, valued, or known in their countries and in Africa, these young people who inspire other young people and members of their communities to act as agents of change in the face of climate change, these young people who use their potential, their intellectual capacities, and their mobilization skills on sensitive issues such as those related to climate challenges and environmental protection.
The Green Ambassador for the Climate in Africa program is a highly competitive pan-African program established by Climate Change Africa Opportunities (CCAO) with the objective of identifying, promoting, and networking exemplary young climate activists in Africa with a view to supporting and encouraging them to remain proactive in the global imperative of combating climate change.
This program facilitates and contributes to the mobilization, encouragement, and support of young African climate activists awarded the Green Climate Ambassadors in Africa. Their climate change mitigation and adaptation actions and initiatives are carried out in Africa and identified (through this program), appreciated, highlighted, and encouraged through certified international recognition.
Over a five-year period (2020-2025), 1,404 young African climate activists (aged 18 to 35) were certified as Green Climate Ambassadors in Africa. These young people were identified and selected based on their level of commitment, as well as the relevance of their projects, actions, and initiatives in climate policy advocacy and/or climate change adaptation within their communities and countries in Africa. These 1,404 Young Green Climate Ambassadors were then networked and their skills (through training and peer learning) were developed in implementing and leading advocacy actions on climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and actions. This significantly contributed to improving their capacity to work with partners, government institutions, grassroots organizations, and indigenous and local communities to implement numerous climate-smart initiatives and influence relevant policies to help build resilient communities in Africa.
The Climate Change Africa Opportunities Network (CCAO) is pleased to share the complete list of 1,084 young Green Ambassadors for climate change in Africa. The 2020 Green Ambassadors for Climate Change in Africa call for applications attracted 14,300 young people, including 26.7% women and 73.3% men from 54 countries across the African continent.
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