Vanessa Nakate

Climate Justice Activist

Vanessa Nakate is a Ugandan climate justice activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. She was Uganda's first youth climate striker, and went on to found the Rise Up Movement — a movement of young people protesting for climate action across Africa. Nakate is the author of 'A Bigger Picture'.

Photo credit: Esther Ruth Mbabazi

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Taking Stock of COP26

November 19, 2021
After two weeks of negotiations, presentations and protests in Glasgow, the huge international climate summit known as COP26 is over. World...