Esther Agbarakwe
| Esther Agbarakwe | |
|---|---|
| Born | Esther Kelechi Agbarakwe 21st of july,1985 Calabar, Nigeria |
| 🏫 Education | University of Calabar Robert Gordon University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Esther Kelechi Agbarakwe is a Nigerian Climate Change activist notable for winning the LEAP Africa 7th Annual Nigerian Youth Leadership Awards in 2010.[1][2]
Education[edit]
Agbarakwe studied Chemistry Education at the University of Calabar.[3][4] She is currently concluding a Master's programme in Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the Robert Gordon University.[5]
Career[edit]
Agbarakwe founded the Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition[6] and co-founded the International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI). She also served as the youngest chair person for the General Assembly of ActionAid Nigeria.[7] She was one of the four Youngers selected to join the Elders+Youngers debate ahead of the Rio+20 summit.[8] She has served as an international advocacy fellow at Population Action International.[9] Agbarakwe participated in the Ministerial meeting of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development.[10] She has served as an Adviser to Amina J. Mohammed in 2015 while she was the Nigerian Cabinet Minister of Environment.[11] Agbarakwe currently works in the Climate and SDG Action team in the Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth.[12]
Awards[edit]
In 2009, Agbarakwe was awarded the Dekeyser & Friends Foundation Leadership Award in Germany.[13] In 2010, Agbarakwe won the LEAP Africa 7th Annual Nigerian Youth Leadership Awards.[2] She was selected as a 2010 Women Deliver 100 Young Leaders and became a Commonwealth Youth Climate Fellow in November 2010. Agbarakwe was nominated in The Future Awards category for Best Use of Advocacy for 2011/2012 and became an Atlas Corps Fellow in September 2012.[13] In 2017 in Barcelona, Agbarakwe was awarded the Crans Montana Forum of New Leaders of Tomorrow Award for her numerous achievements in leadership and governance.[14]
Climate Change Activism[edit]
In 2012, Agbarakwe participated in the united nation international children's emergency fund UNICEF)supported debate on Climate Change where she advocated for the right of young people to lend their voice to the conversation.[15] In 2015, she joined the Guardian conversation on ways to powerfully communicate climate change solutions.[16] On the sidelines of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Agbarakwe alongside other Nigeria Climate Change Activists like Hamzat Lawal, met with the Current President of Nigeria(Muhammadu Buhari)where they made a case for the value young people are bringing to the conversation.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "CEC National Activator Wins Nigerian Youth Leadership Award". IUCN. 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Awomodu, Gbenga (2011-02-28). "Meet the Young Woman Passionately Spreading the Word on Climate Change in Nigeria – Environmental Sustainability Advocate, Esther Agbarakwe". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ SustyVibes (2016-06-27). "Susty Person of the Week: Esther Agbarakwe". SustyVibes. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ TechHerNG (2015-12-02). "Esther Agbarakwe: Esther Climate". TECHHER. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ↑ "Esther Kelechi Agbarakwe | Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen | RGU | Aberdeen Business School". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ Innocenti, UNICEF Office of Research-. "Videos - Climate Change and Children - Trailer". www.unicef-irc.org. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ "Esther Agbarakwe". Global Philanthropy Forum. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ "Meet the Youngers: Esther". The Elders. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ "Esther Agbarakwe". Rewire.News. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ "Youth speaking out about the future they want during UN High-level political forum on sustainable development". Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth. 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ "Ex-minister to be sworn in as Deputy UN Secretary General today". www.pulse.ng. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ Martin (2018-09-24). "UN SG launches #Youth2030 strategy". United Nations Sustainable Development. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 TechHerNG (2015-12-02). "Esther Agbarakwe: Esther Climate". TECHHER. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ Simire, Michael (2017-07-06). "Agbarakwe, others bag Crans Montana youth governance award". EnviroNews Nigeria -. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ "Climate change heats up threats to children". UNICEF. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ Purvis, Katherine (2015-05-05). "15 ways to powerfully communicate climate change solutions". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ↑ editor (2019-09-28). "Buhari Meets Nigerian Youths in New York over Climate Change". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
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