In a move to mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change in the country, a group of 30 young people from southern and eastern Malawi are being drilled on climate change and entrepreneurship.
Climate change increasingly exacerbates droughts, flooding and inconsistent rainfall contributing to food insecurity and threatening to derail progress towards Malawi’s goal of self-reliance.
It is for this reason that The African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) in collaboration with the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) with support from UNICEF, has launched a six-day training programme on climate education and entrepreneurship.
The initiative under the Climate Incubation Educational Programme, aims at equipping these young innovators with the knowledge, skills and tools to develop innovative solutions to climate change challenges.
Speaking in an interview Ndapile Mkuwu, ADDA’s Project Manager said the country has capacity to address climate shocks so long people have the right knowledge.
“I would like to ask those that are attending the training to be more focused so that after the training they can become agents of change in their communities. Some of these climatic shocks should be handled easily,” he said.
In her remarks, Kate Mwandira, Principal Officer from the Ministry of Youth and Sports commended ADDA for the project, saying it will contribute to the country’s development.
“The country has experienced climate change and climate variability in the last decades which has contributed to various devastating climate shocks that have increased in frequency in the last few decades. Initiative like these can bail out us from the current state,” she said.
Lillian Saka, UNICEF Gender Specialist, said her organisation is committed to empowering young people to address climate change.
