Further Appreciation of Hon. Wangari Maathai
Once again I find myself posting about Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate form Kenya. In an article she wrote for Forbes.com regarding the recent Peace Prize being given to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Ms. Maathai eloquently illustrates the African context of the environmental movement, and why global warming is more than an abstract notion for the continent, which is experiencing sweeping environmental changes that real people are facing today. Maathai writes:
For me, the issue is personal--for it is in my part of the world, the continent of Africa, that the effects of global climate change are likely to be most severe. Increased drought, erratic rainfall, floods, crop failures and the consequent migration of large numbers of people will only intensify already existing tensions here and in other developing regions.
Indeed, as my own love for the continent and it's people have grown through my travels there, the issue is personal for me, too. Read her article, "An Appreciation of Al Gore", here.
Bryan
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