Vanessa Nakate is a Ugandan climate justice activist and UNICEF goodwill ambassador. Inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, she was Uganda's first youth climate striker, and went on to found the Rise Up Movement — a movement of young people protesting for climate action across Africa. She now campaigns internationally to highlight the impacts of climate change already playing out on the continent. She is the author of A Bigger Picture.
As the Parliament of the World's Religions convenes in Chicago this week, Ugandan youth climate activist Vanessa Nakate says: "What message do I expect from the delegates at the Parliament? One word: justice."
