Zainab Bie

She’s written papers for Germany’s Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the UN, was a Youth Delegate at the COP27 climate conference, worked with Greenpeace International — the list goes on. And Zainab is still only a student. Now this powerhouse of inspired climate activism wants to give all youth in emerging economies a platform to help solve the climate crisis. Zainab calls it GESA — Global Economic and Sustainability Alliance. By empowering young people to take leadership roles in addressing climate change, she believes her project will foster a sense of hope among the young. Research, analysis and advocacy will help shape the discourse. More engagement, more participation, more agency; fewer negative impacts on vulnerable populations and low-income communities; better policies, stronger collective action — that’s Zainab’s vision, and she’s asking young people everywhere to join her.