The action taken by Madagascar’s young people towards problems connected to climate change shows they have a key role to play in the fight against the destruction of planet Earth.

Climate change is one of the greatest global challenges facing our world right now. Extreme weather events are demonstrating the growing vulnerability of life on Earth. All of this has an impact, and not only on agriculture, but it specifically endangers food security. It is also causing sea levels to rise and accelerating erosion in coastal areas. Global warming is obviously increasing the intensity of natural disasters, the rate at which species become extinct, and the spread of illnesses. These are all challenges we need to tackle here on the island of Madagascar in the Indian ocean.

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