Climate change and adolescents in South Africa : the role of youth activism and the health sector in safeguarding adolescents' health and education
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Chersich, Matthew F.
Scorgie, F.
Wright, Caradee Yael
Mullick, S.
Mathee, A.
Hess, J.
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
Today’s youth will inherit a world made
hazardous by greenhouse gases. As a general
rule, those chiefly responsible for emitting
these gases will be spared the full brunt of
their effects. Age has become a clear fault line
of this phenomenon: while today’s adults will
experience some impacts of these emissions,
adolescents and future generations will face
their full force in time.
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Climate change, Health policy, Political activism, Adolescent health, South Africa (SA)
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Chersich, M.F., Scorgie, F., Wright, C.Y. et al. 2019, 'Climate change and adolescents in South Africa: the role of youth activism and the health sector in safeguarding adolescents' health and education', South African Medical Journal, vol. 109, no. 9, pp. 615-619.