Financing Restoration: The Africa Climate Summit Through the Eyes of a Youth Climate Champion
October 25, 2023
Michael Kakande, a youth climate advocate who lives in Kampala, Uganda, is a passionate certified climate reality leader and climate-induced migration expert, mobilizing youth to lead on nature and climate. He is the founder and chairperson of the Resilient 40 (R40), an African youth partnership toward climate resilience on the African continent. When we met for our conversation, he had recently returned from the Africa Climate Summit (ACS), which he described as a finance summit. The ACS took place last month, gathering 17 heads of African nations alongside leaders in finance, energy, tech and agriculture along with members of civil