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)

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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.