UNICF (United Nations Children's fund) brought 8 kids from all over the world, ages 15-18, to the COP15 conference in order for the greater community of the world to hear their voices, to see first hand how climate change effects them and their countries. The children came from places like Kenya, Haiti, Bangladesh and many other countries. We were able to hear, in a side event, how lives of many people are changing because of global warming "you could be on a beach one day and the next day that same beach would be gone" said Axam Maumoon, 15, of the Maldives.
In Haiti, tree planting has become more and more popular, with environmental education a push in the future. Kenya, after experiencing a 5 year drought, has started looking more at how they can reduce climate change. Zambia has been working more on getting girls educated and in school so they can know more about their impact on climate change. Countries large and small, both developed and under developed are doing everything they can on stopping and reversing climate change. A sound bite of Axam's speech will be posted once processed.
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