Ben Niblett writes that there are two emergencies at play today. There’s a climate emergency threatening the lives of millions of people and threatening to destroy much that we hold dear. Now Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine threatens the lives of many thousands, and to destroy much that we hold dear. The two emergencies overlap.
Sinan Kitagenda is a Production Manager at Eco Brixs, a closed loop recycling programme based in Uganda which tackles plastic waste and high unemployment across marginalized communities disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change. Here he explains how he became involved in plastic waste advocacy and what he hopes will be achieved at UNEA.