Abstract
The environmental crisis, ecological injustice and climate change are some of the biggest challenges to humanity and sustainable development worldwide. The youth are at the centre of the ecological (in)justice, environmental consciousness and climate change discourse. For the youth to participate and influence development with regard to the climate crisis in a favourable way, they must understand their role and the issues and challenges that they face in this regard.Contribution: The aim of this explorative article is twofold. It highlights the involvement of the South African youth in ecological matters. It also offers insights on why the youth can be regarded as game-changing role-players with regard to the climate crisis and being environmentally conscious.
Highlights
Environmental destruction and climate change are globally amongst the most threatening challenges to humanity and sustainable development
17 million are children between the ages of 0–14 years and 20.6 million are youth between the ages of 15–34 years. This means that the majority (63.9%) of the South African population is children and youth (Statistics South Africa 2019)
[T]he South African Youth Delegate needs to be provided with training and exposure to the climate change discourse and negotiation processes
Summary
Environmental destruction and climate change are globally amongst the most threatening challenges to humanity and sustainable development. For the youth to participate and influence development with regard to the climate crisis in a favourable way, they must understand their role and challenges that they face in this context. The climate change phenomenon and its impact on the youth in South Africa
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