MASERU, March 5 -- As the effects of climate change intensify across the African continent, concerns are mounting over the impact on children's rights and well-being, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) has called on governments to ensure child rights are embedded in climate adaptation and mitigation strategies.
This includes integrating them into National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, and disaster response policies/action plans.
The Africa Environment and Wangari Maathai Day serves as an opportunity to reflect on the contributions by the environmental defenders including the late Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai.
The Committee rec...