No climate solution without climate education, says young climate activist Licypriya Kangujam of Manipur

Thirteen-year-old climate activist Licypriya Kangujam advocates for mandatory climate education and action for a sustainable future.

Thirteen-year-old climate activist Licypriya Kangujam from Manipur, winner of several awards and recognitions for her inspiring interventions, said in Kochi, on Saturday (March 15, 2025) that there is no climate solution without climate education.

A vociferous supporter of concerted action for a sustainable future, she said there should be mandatory education on climate change and resilience. Ms. Kangujam was in Kochi to attend the first student conference organised by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) at the Cochin University of Science and Technology campus.

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She said her call for climate education has had good results with State Governments in the country responding positively. While several countries are teaching climate in schools, in India, her call has prompted the governments of Gujarat and Rajasthan to launch teaching climate in schools following her call.

To those who question her young age, she said that age did not matter when it came to making a change. She said that the two cyclones in 2018 and 2019 that hit the State of Odisha, where she was studying at that time, wreaked havoc and thousands of children and women were affected. “I wanted to end this suffering,” she said pointing to the starting point as a climate activist fighting for climate action and climate justice.

She called for a climate change law in the country to contain carbon emission and more responsible climate behaviour on the part of the society.

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