Hey, it's Ted Talks Daily. I'm Elise Hugh. Young people are unfairly bearing the burden of a warming planet.

They are also some of the most energetic and persuasive leaders in trying to heal it. One of those young

activists is in Kosi Lati, Niati. In his 2021 talk from Ted at UNICEF, he brings us to his home of Zimbabwe

and makes the case for young people's voices in making the big decisions about the way forward.

Imagine walking five kilometers to school every day under the scorching sun, no trees,

no shed in sight, writing final exams outside in the dry swattering heat and still being

expected to pass with flying colors. And then after school, or sometimes before, or sometimes brought, tracking for hours to the nearest water source, standing in long queues just to get a few drops from a drying well.

This is the daily life of myself and over thousands of school children in my city alone, and the life of millions of children all across Africa and around the club.

Climate change is making our lives harder, sometimes unparably so.

The injustice, however, is that climate change is mostly caused by adults in developed nations,

and yet it mostly has children in developing countries,

especially when you think about our dwindling

future. We are the ones with the most at stake, which is why we need to have a seat at the table

for fighting for climate justice solutions. My name is Nkoslata Nya Tiniati. I'm a UNICEF,

fifth climate advocate and a proud Zimbabwe.

I live in a town called Victor of Falls,

which is home to one of the seven wonders of the world.

Here, we call it Mosi Oatunia,

and this is Tonga for the smoke that thunders.

I grew up in Chinotimba township,

a poor part of our region,

where many are struggling.

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