Tajikistani young activist leads the fight against climate change
- Naveeda Khoshbo
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: May 25, 2021
Roheed Sidiqui in Doshnbe Tajikistan
20-year-old climate activist Roheed Siddiqui wrote his first letter to president Emomali Rahmon on International Day of Clean Air for blue skies.
Roheed wrote about his concerns and demanded action to combat climate.
“I am taking a standby creating awareness and call for action against the climate emergency” Roheed said.
Roheed Siddiqi is among founders of climate change activity in Tajikistan. He lives in capital city of Tajikistan, he is struggling to coordinate the Fridays for Future in Tajikistan, a global organisation that grew out of Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg’s climate change campaign.
Wahdat city Photo sent by Interviewee
“I was 17 when I saw Greta Thunberg on News, I started following her on twitter and started educating myself about climate change, I spoke to lots of young people about the climate change and the danger it will put next generations, I was shocked lots of them didn’t have a clue about the changes and its impact on the planet” He added.
He even asked his schoolteachers to talk about climate change in the classes.
Safid Dara, photo sent by interviewee
“Climate change is a global issue; all countries together can solve it, with small changes we can bring big changes, I don’t waste water, I recycle the rubbish, I don’t use plastic bags, straws and glasses, I have my mug with me all the time and I use it when I want to buy coffee.”
Tajikistan is highly vulnerable to climate change, according to United Nations framework convention in 2017, by 2050 Climate Change1, temperatures will rise from 1.8 °C to 2.9 in Tajikistan.
Sent by interviewee
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