Be aware of decisions you make and actions you take because they have a direct impact on the environment. As a society, it is crucial that we go to the root of the problem of climate change and amongst other critical measures, deal decisively with the evil of overconsumption including inequitable consumption as we strive for ‘just’ transitions. It is our collective effort, starting with changing our unsustainable consumption patterns, then demanding businesses and industries to produce environmentally-friendly products to preserve this planet. It is our collective responsibility as society, to make sure that we leave this planet intact for the future generation!
Dorah Marema is a Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Institute for Racial Equity. She has worked with a wide range of NGOs and in different sectors both rural and urban settings since 1997. She has been involved in issues of sustainability since 2000 and she worked with a wide range of multi-stakeholder participatory initiatives involving communities, NGOs, government and other institutions in various sectors including small-scale agriculture, environment, climate change, renewable energy, gender and land-rights at local, national and international levels. She was part of the GreenHouse Project which established an Environmental Sustainability Demonstration Centre in inner-city Johannesburg, which also managed for 5 years. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx