AEO for Youth: Africa Environment Outlook for Youth - Our Region - Our Life

The Africa Environment Outlook (AEO) for Youth is the youth version of the AEO report and has resulted from the combined efforts of young people from all over Africa. It is a report of Africa's environment through the eyes of Africa's youth. Apart from drawing extensively from the first Africa Environment Outlook: Past, Present and Future Perspectives Report, this book also contains new contributions from Africa's young people. These contributions have been captured through articles, poems, proverbs, drawings, and paintings.

Chapter 1 focuses on the history of Africa's environment, within a social and economic context. This historical background seeks to contextualise the evolution of environmental management in Africa. Chapter 2 focuses on the state of Africa's environment. It analyses the environmental issues facing the continent, and shares what African youth are saying about these issues. Chapter 3 dwells on human vulnerability to environmental change. It is a reminder that, in essence, whatever happens to the environment happens to people. Chapter 4 explores the future of Africa's environment. It outlines 4 environmental scenarios and discusses the driving forces behind them. The chapter ends with a series of profiles on youth organisations who are taking action.