African Youth and the Green Economy

Produced in partnership with UNICEF, today’s episode discusses youth activism and the green economy in Africa. Over the past years, extreme climate events have displaced thousands of Africans. And while children and young adults are the least responsible for this crisis, they bear the most of its consequences. The new generation is putting pressure on corporations and governments to fix what they have broken, but is it enough? Featuring Dr Samuel Godfrey, UNICEF water and sanitation advisor, Lisa Banda, climate activist from Malawi, member of the National Youth Network on Climate Change and the Malawi Scotland Partnership, and finally, Mary Therese Barton, Head of Emerging Market Debt at Pictet Asset Management. Christine Sandstrom, Director of the Pictet Foundation, moderates this discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How can we understand and improve the modern world? Join our discussion programme exploring new ideas and global trends from Pictet Group, one of Europe's leading independent investment managers, where we hear from leading experts share ideas and insights considering a plethora of fields to push intellectual frontiers. The show is a collaboration between Pictet, and How To Academy, London’s leading public forum for sharing big thinking.