Hali Hewa Podcast

Welcome to the very first episode of the Hali Hewa Podcast. We have two wonderful guests joining us today.

Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti is  a passionate environmentalist and climate activist from Kenya. She is the founder of Green Generation Initiative (GGI) and the Head of Campaigns and Coordinator of Daima Coalition for the Protection of Urban Green Spaces at the Wangari Maathai Foundation. She served as Global South Youth Co-chair for the COP26 Civil Society and Youth Advisory Council and addressed world leaders at the World Leaders’ Summit opening ceremony at COP26 in Glasgow.

Wanjira Maathai is the Vice president and Regional Director for Africa at the World Resources Institute. She previously served as Sr. Partnership Advisor, Strategy and Advocacy at wPOWER – Partnership on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables and WRI’s Senior Advisor to the Global Restoration Initiative. She is the current chairperson of the Wangari Maathai Foundation and the former Chairperson of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya.

Wanjira and Elizabeth share their thoughts with us about the role and participation of youth and women in the climate and environmental justice space, and explain how the inspirational leadership of the late Professor Wangari Maathai has impacted their own lives and continues to shape their work.

Elizabeth also shares what it was like attending last month’s World Economic Forum in Davos as a young African climate activist.

Wanjira and Elizabeth sign off by sharing their calls to action ahead of this year`s COP27.

Enjoy the Show!

Welcome to the Hali Hewa Podcast. “Hali ya Hewa” is a Swahili term for climate.

Climate change can be complex to talk about and there are not many relatable and accessible communication materials aimed at explaining what it means for people in their daily lives, sharing the real lived experiences of climate vulnerable and frontline communities – especially in countries across the African continent. This is the gap that the Hali Hewa Podcast seeks to fill.

We will be going live with 8 podcast episodes starring African experts and activists sharing their stories and key calls to action ahead of the COP27 climate change conference to take place in Egypt this November.

We have a line up of amazing guests from across Africa – including Elizabeth Wathuti, Wanjira Maathai, Dr Youba Sokona, Vanessa Nakate, Cindy Kobei  –speaking on themes including a just energy transition, loss and damage, youth participation in intergovernmental processes and indigenous rights.

You can find us on all major social media platforms using this link:

https://linktr.ee/halihewapodcast