Climate change is damaging my football dream
Jaeden is one of UNICEF Jamaica’s recently formed group of young Climate Action Advocates who are committed to protecting our planet. Let’s hear his story of how climate change has affected his dream. I am a future footballer living in Jamaica. Today, I would like to say that climate change is severely affecting my dream in football. I play…, Drought restrictions affecting my school, The government has put tighter water restrictions so we should save water for drinking or washing clothes. We don’t have enough water to water the fields. The field we used to play in was full of grass, and we had to cut it at least every month. But now, the field is just dry, dusty, and full of stones. This often makes us sick and sometimes we…, Reducing climate change impact at home, In our school, we have a water harvesting system. We set up a water tunnel, so when the rain falls, the water goes into the pipe stretching from the roof and is saved in the water tank. We can transfer the rain to the tank, preserve, and use it for irrigation in the school farm. I think we can apply this system to our households, as many people in…, Clean energy and reforestation, Also, install solar panels on the rooftops. Jamaica gets sunlight all year round. If we use solar panels, it will convert solar energy into electric energy for daily use. This will limit the use of burning fossil fuels, as it is one of the main factors causing climate change. Lastly, practice reforestation which is planting more trees. Trees are…, What’s UNICEF doing?, Our Climate action and resilience programme aims to address the environmental and socioeconomic drivers of vulnerability for children by strengthening the capacities of: Government and communities to support the development, financing, implementation and monitoring of child-sensitive, gender-responsive climate policies and programmes; and National…
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