As part of her climate change initiative in the continent Chido Cleopatra Mpemba has planted trees in Bulawayo where she engaged youth through a one week long climate change youth symposium.
Speaking after the tree planting exercise at Mawaba Primary School Mpemba reiterated the urgent need for the youth to prioritize mitigating and adapting to the climate change crisis.
“As part of this exercise of planting trees in this country I urge everyone to be more proactive towards saving our Mother Earth as there is no other planet that we can migrate to.
“As part of my mandate as the Envoy I have planted more than 500 trees in the continent in an effort to conscientise the youth towards saving our planet,” reiterated Mpemba.
The one week symposium she hosted saw participants being awarded certificates after being trained by climate experts.
Also speaking at the opening of the event Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and devolution Judith Ncube hailed Mpemba for bringing such initiatives to the Zimbabwean youth.
“Climate change is not a distant threat but rather a reality and it profoundly impacts our environment economy and society.
“Zimbabwe just like any other nations bears the brunt of climate change, facing erratic weather patterns, prolonged droughts, like the current El Niño and severe storms and these changes requires urgent and sustainable action making gatherings like this symposium incredibly significant,” she said.
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Ncube commended all the participants for making an effort in attending the training that aims to address the problem of our time as she put it.
“You are the torch bearers of change, and your active involvement is crucial in driving meaningful climate action,” she said.
