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On 21st July, Okyeame Kwame organised about five hundred (500) students to walk from Accra Metropolitan Assembly to Parliament to petition the Climate Caucus to be more ambitious about climate justice.

During the walk, there were chants from the students asking for climate justice, greener Ghana, reafforestation, and sounding the alarm of climate emergency.

To receive Okyeame Kwame, the climate ambassador and the group at Parliament were Hon. Dr. Emmanuel Marfo, the UN Resident Coordinator, His Excellency Charles Abani, the Mayor of Accra, Hon. Elizabeth Sackey and some members of the parliamentary Climate Caucus.

Unanimously, the hosts agreed with the advocates that the world needs climate, especially Africans and indigenous people globally, who contribute to less than 4 percent to carbon emissions must be compensated for climate injustice since we feel the brunt of the harsh climate conditions today.

Hon. Dr. Emmanuel Marfo also commended Okyeame Kwame and the climate clock team for taking up this very important subject and involving future generations by conscientising them.

The UN Resident Coordinator lauded Okyeame Kwame for taking on this very important task saying "his activism must go beyond regional level".

The climate walk organised was in observation of the Climate Emergency Day which is on every 22nd July.

After the walk, the students, teachers and activists were all refreshed with Ekumfi juice to support the initiative.

A delegation, led by Okyeame Kwame and his family, after the Climate walk, also paid a courtesy call on the Head of the United Arab Emirates diplomatic mission in Accra, His Excellency Amer Al Alalawi together with Nakeeyat Dramani Sam; Youth Climate Advocate, Portia Adu Mensah; lead advocate, Climate Clock - Ghana and a group of media practitioners to speak about youth representation at COP28 to be hosted by the UAE in expo city Dubai in November.

Speaking to the delegation, His Excellency appreciated Okyeame Kwame's initiative and assured the UAE is keen to include youth in most climate discussions and decision-making. 

He also commended Okyeame Kwame and the team for caring about the environment and sharing the vision of the UAE as well.