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Hassan Yasin
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From November 6 to November 18, 2022, World government leaders, UN family, civil society bodies from Africa and across the world convened to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27. As Somalia youth Delegates we had the opportunity to participate COP27 and exposed to experiences. Climate Justice and demand for loss and damage was one of the major central discussion in COP27. Our experience showed us most of the CSOS from other parts of world were well prepared, have enough knowledge of the discussion matter and most of them had the ability to access the negotiation rooms. On the other hand the Somalia CSOs who were less than 10 in numbers had low experience on the discussion, were not able to join the negotiation rooms and did not had enough knowledge of the different thematic area of the topics discussion. In regards to this I have organized Two days’ capacity building for climate justice issues, cop27 experience Sharing and building Collaboration among 15 Civil Society organizations, youth, women, activist in working together for 2023. The main activity that took place are as follows. 1. Training on Climate Justice issues More than 15 civil society organizations, youth and women were given their first time on climate justice training issues. I delivered this training. The participants appreciated the training and Requested such training to be increased so that communities can well understand on what climate justice entails. A. Post COP27 Engagement and Experience Sharing They were seven Somalia CSOs who got the opportunity to participate in COP27. Government delegates were Also there. We have invited bot the CSOs delegates and the government to participate this experience sharing. Two of the CSOs delegates accepted our invitation and shared their experience and what they have seen in COP27. Mr. Abdilatif Hussain, Mrs Hibak and I shared our experiences with the participants The delegates told the participants on how their journey started such as obtaining accreditations, funding and visas. They have shared on what they have seen in COP27, lessons they have learnt and how they are willing to prepare for COP28 in Dubai. The audience got the opportunity to ask questions to the delegates, reports and resources to prepare for other Importance conferences of COPs. B. Networking and Building Collaboration among CSOs for 2023 I had led focus group discussions on building networks among the Civil Society organizations. The group discussions Focused on how the participated CSOs could collaborate with Somali Greenpeace Association in 2023 based on their thematic areas such as Climate and Environment Advocacy Campaign, Climate Action Empowerment, Environmental Conservation & protection of Biodiversity and Research and Development. The group Discussions came up with key activities we should carry out on 2023. The CSOs also mentioned that they are willing to work with us in achieving our goals in 2023. Some of the key Activities they mentioned include but not limited to: media engagement on climate change, research on impacts of climate change to grass root level communities, restoration activities, and early preparation of COP meetings and other important conferences. .Results Achieved 1. 30 People from the different sectors of the Society have gained basic knowledge of Climate justice and its Principles. 2. Participants got experience in COP27 and how they can early prepared 3. Key Activities to collaborate on 2023 between SOGPA and other Civil society organizations were developed.
Hassan Yasin
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My climate change story started before 2004 in Mogadishu Somalia. This time even I did not know or heard of it the word climate change. What I could only saw was the flash floods that were disrupting the movement of the people and transportations. I remember the water destroyed properties and death of human being and animals. Then in 2009 I moved to a place in the central Somalia called Gaalkacyo. Here the story was different. The city had few little trees, it was dry with hot winds blowing. The water from the underground wells were very hard to be drunken and cook with some of the food. People were buying water that was caught during the rainy seasons in a method called bargad. People from the rural areas were migrating to this city in search of water. This time I was in high school and could understand some of the words such as adaptation, global warming and climate change. I am now able to tell that people at that time were showing resilience and adaptable to climate change by coming with the catchment water process of bargad. Unfortunately, this now is vanishing as communities are taking modern lives by building their houses that removes the bargad system. This can be connected to the companies that emerged to distill the hard waters into drinkable. It was then 2 010 that I stared my work of advocating for the environment. I started in my school by raising awareness and planting trees. In 2015 when I was back in the capital and pursuing my university education, there was heavy rainfall. This has particularity impacted me because the water sipped into into a school where I and my friends started to teach basic education to children and old parents had never gone to school. The water destroyed some of our properties and the place could not be accessed for two days. The worst was that they were already people who were living in internal displaced camps in the capital that migrated from the drought. They did not have proper shelter that could prevent such water from falling on them and destroying the little they had. Those were the first pictures I took to showcase the impacts of climate change. As then I was hearing more news from other parts of Somalia complaining frequent floods and droughts which were un expected. I started researching deeply into the issues of climate change and environment from different sources. The first course I took was “National Adaptation Plans: Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture.” In 2017. Big thanks to The One Un climate Change Learning Partnerships that came a platform that I can learn free of charge. I have then taken more than 10 courses related to the climate change and environment and was certified as global climate change teacher. Through the learning skills I gained from the different platforms, I have empowered others to understand more on climate change and environmental issues. In 2020 I was chosen as one of the best story teller of climate change youth champion of the UN Climate Change Learning. My advocacy and awareness raising both on physical and online spaces has led some households in the capital to raise their doors above the ground so that flash floods do not enter into them and save life and properties. My advocacy has also led to be formed ministry of environment and climate change which Somalia did not had for the past 30 years. I believe that there is more need to be done and need to break the silos Work together to build communities that are resilient and adaptable to climate change. I also demand national policies that enable people to use natural resources sustainable live it with peace.
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Thank you for sharing your inspiring journey and welcome to We Don't Have Time! How was your experience of COP27?
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Wow, good job! And great to see almost as many women as men joining. What was your main learning from this capacity building? :)