Since 1992, leaders from all over the world have gathered at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as the Conference of the Parties, to discuss plans and policies to mitigate the climate crisis.
From November 6 until November 18, 2022, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt will host the COP27 conference. The location of this year’s COP is significant because it signals that African states and other developing nations are now gaining recognition on the international scene. Africans are bearing the brunt of a climate crisis they are not to blame for, and we hope this acknowledgement translates into climate finance.
At SustyVibes, we believe that discussions at COP27 should highlight issues on Youth participation, Ecofeminism, Loss and Damage as well as the mental impact of climate change. Our network of volunteers, fondly called SustyVibers present at COP27 and participating virtually are promoting these discussions.
Open Letter to COP
Our demands for COP27 are simple, we need less talk and more action. Read our open letter to COP27 here.
Jennifer X COP27
Our founder Jennifer Uchendu has been sponsored to COP27 by Oxfam Nigeria, where she will advocate for young girls, women, youth and Africans. Follow her journey using #SVCOP27.
Pre-Cop Activities
Name Lekwa Hope
Role: Research Lead, SustyVibes.
Link: bbc
Summary: In the run-up to COP27, Lekwa Hope spoke to BBC about limited
accreditations and expensive travel costs that have made it difficult for young activists to
attend.
Name: Kehinde Akinsola
Role: SustyVibes Volunteer:
Summary: In the run-up to COP27, Kehinde hosted over 60 young people to the North
Central for the COP27 Youth Leadership Workshop in Ilorin organised by Nigerian Youth
SDGs Network.
Images:
Name: Jennifer Uchendu
Role: Founder, SustyVibes
Summary: “Everyone I reached out to said there are no more slots. I’ve been invited to
speak at three different events and they all say they have no funding for travel … I gave
up,” COP27 has been termed “the African Cop”, Jennifer Uchendu spoke to the guardian
about the difficulty in accessing financial accreditations for COP.
Link: theguardian
COP Activities
Name: Jennifer Uchendu
Role: Founder, SustyVibes
Date: Nov 10, 2022
Time: 12:30 -14:00 EET
Summary: Jennifer Uchendu will be speaking in her capacity as a member of the
Steering Committee of COP2. COP2 is a network of 250 organisations (and growing)
that reflect the diversity of knowledge, aims, and capabilities, for a path to holistic
resilience.
Climate anxiety: How to Cope
Name: Jennifer Uchendu
Role: Founder, SustyVibes
Date: Nov 10, 2022
Time: 13:30 CET
Summary: Jennifer Uchendu alongside other climate experts explores the role of climate
change on mental health as well as coping mechanisms.
Link: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1kvJpmzeOdDxE
Building Healthy and Resilient Communities in Africa To Combat the
Climate Change Crisis
Name: Jennifer Uchendu
Role: Founder, SustyVibes
Date: Nov 17, 2022.
Time: 18:00
Summary: UNFCCC COP 27 SIDE EVENT ORGANIZED BY NURSES ACROSS THE
BORDERS AND PARTNERS
Link: Register
African women and girls event
Name: Jennifer Uchendu
Role: Founder, SustyVibes
Date: Nov 14, 2022
Time: 9:00 pm
Feminist Speak Out
Name: Jennifer Uchendu
Role: Founder, SustyVibes
Date: November 12, 2022.
Time: 16:45 – 18:15 pm
Emotional Resilience: the silent solution for coping with climate change
Name: Jennifer Uchendu
Role: Founder, SustyVibes
Date: November 12, 2022.
Name: Azeez Tobi Abubakar
Role: Volunteer, SustyVibes
Link: https://t.co/iPEPoIYN2S
Summary: Azeez contributed to a loss and damage article in the lead-up to COP27
to amplify this important topic in developed countries like France.
Youth Perspectives and Call to Action
Name: Wole Hammond
Role: SustyVibes Volunteer:
Date: November 10, 2022
Time: 16:00–17:00 EET
Summary: This session will be a series of short interviews of Global Shapers and one
high-level industry leader attending COP27 to hear their perspectives and experiences
at the conference, understand why engaging and empowering the youth voice on climate
is imperative, and make a collective call to action for Youths not able to attend.
Link: weforum