{"id":23568,"date":"2022-11-03T18:26:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T18:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/will-we-hear-africas-youth-at-cop27"},"modified":"2022-11-03T19:38:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T19:38:14","slug":"will-we-hear-africas-youth-at-cop27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/will-we-hear-africas-youth-at-cop27","title":{"rendered":"Will we hear Africa\u2019s youth at COP27?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Well-managed youth migration can help Africa adapt to climate change and meet its development goals. By Aime\u0301e-Noe\u0308l Mbiyozo<\/p>\n<p>Africa faces a trio of issues that are accelerating youth migration \u2013 the youth \u2018population bulge\u2019, high unemployment and mounting climate impacts. The ability of young people to move is an important adaptive response to all three.<\/p>\n<p>Youth migration can help Africa adapt to climate change and meet its development goals, if managed well. But if poorly handled, it poses many threats, including persistent unemployment, civil unrest and instability.<\/p>\n<p>Children born in 2020 will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chathamhouse.org\/2021\/11\/young-peoples-priorities-climate-migration\">face<\/a> at least twice as many wildfires, crop failures, droughts, floods and heatwaves as those born in 1960. Approximately one billion \u2013 or half \u2013 of the world\u2019s children live in countries rated as \u2018extremely\u2019 high-risk for climate change impacts. About 820 million are exposed to heatwaves, 920 million to water scarcity, and 870 million to cyclones or flooding.<\/p>\n<p>Africa has the world\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationdataportal.org\/themes\/child-and-young-migrants\">largest<\/a> share of young migrants: a quarter (25%) of Africa\u2019s migrant population is under 18, and 16% are aged 15-24. Meanwhile, Africa\u2019s child (0-14) and youth (16-29) populations are growing (see graph). Currently, 60% of Africans are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citiesalliance.org\/newsroom\/news\/cities-alliance-news\/%C2%A0burgeoning-africa-youth-population-potential-or-challenge%C2%A0\">under<\/a> 25 years old.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Well-managed youth migration can help Africa adapt to climate change and meet its development goals. By Aime\u0301e-Noe\u0308l Mbiyozo Africa faces a trio of issues that are accelerating youth migration \u2013 the youth \u2018population bulge\u2019, high unemployment and mounting climate impacts. 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