From rising tides threatening coastal communities, to the urgent need for global energy transition, climate change is no distant crisis – it is a present reality.

For young climate advocates like Fatou Jeng from The Gambia and Beniamin Strzelecki from Poland, the fight can be deeply personal. As they near the end of their tenure on the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, they’ve been reflecting on what they’ve achieved.

In this interview with UN News’ Pia Blondel, they discuss bridging grassroots activism and high-level policymaking – and share their advice for the next generation of advisers.