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This image was the most shocking image I saw in my recent visit to Africa, Senegal. I took it on my way to a village called Kaymor. Trust me, its more dirty place I have ever seen on earth. Nearby lives thousands of women, men and children. There is a market where people shop every single day. Its a dump. All the recycling of that town in dumped there. Now, Tell me about climate change and Africa. How can you talk about climate change in Africa, if the government themselves are not educated and things like this is happening at their door. Why would they fly all the way to Copenhagen if their countries are like this. What would they learn?
I would love to see some African countries teaching civility lessons in school really, because unless we decode climate change and its impact to the grass rots in Africa, no chance!
My view is this, Africa, climate change, or whatever it is, let’s educate people on climate change, ask them to educate their people first on the subject. Millions of dollars will be spent on Africa in order to help them with their climate change programs, but I say , until we educate, mobilize our people on being civil, clean and take responsibility for their towns, villages and cites these dollars will be wasted or end up on the hands of the African Leaders.
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Adrian
Excellent ideas, Marieme. It is disappointing to see that over 100 people who call themselves leaders cannot agree on what is needed to save humanity.
tomas persson
Dear Mariéme,
I agree very much with you. I studied, what we called, “third world countries economy” back in the early 80′s where the first ideas against directly supporting governments with cash surfaced. But, it seems nothing have happened… I agree, local people have to take local responsibility. The ruling classes has done a very good job to take away all incentives doe any kind of progress. What is the latest in Senegal, as to politics and governance?
Green Girl
Global Warming and Climate Change is the biggest environmental issue that we face these days. the long term effects of these environmental changes to a nations economy is quite damaging. there would be a shortage in food supply as well as on water supply too ….
Toby Simpson
Climate Change is really scary, now we have super typhoons and a lot of flooding going on some countries..;*”