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September 2022: Youth-driven design and research nonprofit YLabs and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in partnership with the Wellbeing Foundation Africa announced the Children, Cities, and Climate Action Lab (CCC Action Lab) commitment at the Clinton Global Initiative’s September 2022 meeting in New York City. In further collaboration with, C40, and Urban Better, the CCC Action Lab is an initiative to accelerate healthy decarbonization in cities through youth leadership and action.
The world is currently on track for catastrophic levels of warming that threaten to undermine the health of people everywhere, especially amongst the most vulnerable.
There is a critical opportunity to embed human health and climate considerations into how these cities grow. Young people’s voices and ideas need to shape the current dialogue, policy, and, most importantly, action. Working in target cities across Nigeria, the CCC Action Lab will:
By putting young people in the lead, and with cutting-edge data as the fuel, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa and CCC Action Lab will help ensure cities are livable, breathable places for everyone.
Media Contact: Zelia Bukhari, Global Health Advocacy and Communications Manager, Her Excellency Toyin Saraki’s Global Office
Email: zelia.bukhari@wbfafrica.org
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