Youth and Sustainable Development

... inequality and rising hatred. A warring world and a warming planet. Climate change is not only a long-term problem but a clear and present danger”. Nevertheless, he highlights that “… there is also hope”. As “hope” he defines the world’s youth. Young people have proved able to become a real driving force. Of course, young people are sometimes criticized for lack of experience, yet it is them who have recently been able to raise public awareness about many global issues: climate change (Greta Thunberg) and equal access to education (Malala Yusufzai). In the case of Greta, she managed to launch the “Fridays For Future” movement — or so-called School Strike for Climate in Sweden. In her two-week strike outside the Swedish parliament,...