On Friday at COP27, 10-year-old Nakeeyat Dramani Sam spoke during a plenary session with hundreds of delegates, reminding everybody that decisions made at climate talks can directly impact people.
By their very nature, U.N. climate negotiations are filled with scientific and diplomatic jargon.
Sam was talking about a thorny issue that has taken center stage over the last two weeks of negotiations at the summit called COP27, hosted in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Many developing nations are insisting that rich countries, which have contributed most to climate change because of high greenhouse emissions, compensate them for the damage.
Sam's speech didn't bother with the machinations of negotiations, but rather had the kind of frankness and freshness that comes natural to children. "I also call for action that every child must plant a tree," she said, standing with her mother and aunt.
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