“If people themselves change, governments will have to change too. If entire populations demand different systems, leaders won’t have a choice. That’s why I think storytelling and community matter so much.”
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“You don’t have to have a particular background or know the right people to make a difference. You just have to believe in your work and be yourself.” – Sakshi Krishna
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My name is Sakshi M Krishna, and I am a passionate advocate for climate justice from India. At home, I focus on creating climate content in local languages to reach diverse communities. Here, I am one of 30 people wearing a Reserva badge at the UN CBD COP16 in Cali, Colombia.
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At the halfway point to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is more important than ever that youth contribute in high-level discussions to ensure our voices are heard. This was one of the many topics discussed at the 8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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Fifty years ago, world leaders met in Stockholm for the world’s first international conference devoted to the environment. This meeting led to the landmark Stockholm Declaration and the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme, the body that oversees all UN work related to the environment. To commemorate the original Stockholm conference and the last fifty years of environmental governance, the United Nations General Assembly voted to reconvene for “Stockholm+50.”
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The recent, rapid rise of the youth environmental movement has been well documented, with young people being increasingly recognised as ever more influential agents of change in the political space. But did the so-called ‘global youth’ receive this same level of recognition at one of history’s most pivotal climate conferences, COP26? Last November, I was lucky enough to join some of my fellow Reserva team members at the conference to get involved with the action and see for myself.
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