The inaugural Kenya-Israel Youth Climate Conference challenged young innovators to develop practical climate solutions.

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NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 11 — The inaugural Kenya-Israel Youth Climate Conference has challenged young innovators to move beyond climate activism and develop practical, scalable solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.

Top officials have urged governments, investors, and institutions to support youth-led innovation to achive the new shift.

Held at the University of Nairobi, the conference brought together students from Kenya and Israel, climate experts, diplomats, and development partners in what organizers described as the beginning of a long-term movement aimed at transforming youth ideas into real-world climate solutions.

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The event’s central message was clear: the climate crisis will not be solved through speeches and declarations alone, but through innovation that can be implemented, scaled, and adopted widely.

Israeli Ambassador to Kenya Gideon Behar, who officially opened the conference, challenged participants to focus on tangible outcomes rather than endless discussions.

“We need solutions, solutions, solutions,” Behar said. “I’ve been to many climate conferences and negotiations. People talk and talk, but the only way forward is to solve the problem.”

The ambassador described the conference as the start of a broader movement linking Kenyan and Israeli students to jointly develop climate solutions, with plans to eventually expand the initiative into a continental youth climate platform.

“We want this to become an African youth climate conference centred on solutions,” he said. “What we are doing here should be the launching pad for something much bigger.”

The event showcased projects developed by students from institutions including Starehe Boys Centre, Starehe Girls Centre, Maryhill Girls High School, Moi Forces Academy, and schools from Nakuru, Limuru, and Marsabit.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya