Ms. Xiye Bastida, a 17-year-old young climate justice advocate shared her story of growing up in a small community in Mexico which has been dependent on the wetlands located nearby. The drought experienced by her community in 2015 was an impact of Climate Change which she came to realize only later. This is not a once-in-a-100-year kind of situation, as there are many such communities affected across the globe. Wanting to be a part of the solution, she organized kids from her school and lobbied with the politicians, letting them know that youth cared about climate action because it is their future which is going to be affected. Politicians always have a political agenda for their term period but addressing the climate crisis needs to be a continuous effort. Therefore, she decided to identify with climate strikes, taking the opportunity to advocate and speak out, in an attempt to change the global conversation in favour of climate action.
“For us caring about the climate crisis is part of our daily lives; every decision we make is with the mentality whether it is going to help the planet or not; whether it will help building a healthy civilization on this planet or not.”
Proceedings from WSDF 2020: https://worldsdf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WSDF-2020-Report.pdf
WSDF 2020: https://worldsdf.org/events/durango-mexico-march-2020/