You can click on each person to see their page on Imaginize.World with a full length video, a short video, an audio podcast, transcripts and relevant links.
Or you can move directly to the playlist on YouTube: Healthy Life = People and Planet.
Vanessa Nakate, climate activist, globally recognized
Climate activist from Uganda, Vanessa campaigns internationally to highlight the impacts of climate change already playing out in Africa. Vanessa has appeared at high-level events including the 2019 UN Climate summit in Madrid, and the 2020 World Economic Forum. In 2020, one of the BBC’s 100 Women of the year, and one of the 100 most influential young Africans.
Debbie Urbanski and After World, a transition to a new world
Author of After World. Among her many short works: “The Cave” and the masterful “An Incomplete Timeline of What We Tried”. Debbie’s stories and essays have been published widely, often shortlisted, in many places.
Joyce Kimutai bridges legal practice and climate change
Based in Kenya, but working worldwide, Joyce investigates the connection between humans and extreme weather caused by climate change. Her work bridges the gap between legal practice and science, a critical new specialty for us today.
Nirere Sadrach, founder and organizer of End Plastic Pollution, Uganda
It is a youth movement whose goal is to achieve a plastic waste free world. Nirere and his team at End Plastic Pollution have established The Kollekt Village to act as a center for demonstrating and promoting the zero waste model in local communities.
Some shorts under 60 seconds
Vanessa
Climate problems are not local