Content creator Prajakta Koli is UNDP India's first youth climate champion

The United Nations Development Programme- India on Friday announced their partnership with a content creator and actress Prajakta Koli as their first UNDP India Youth Climate Champion.

In a statement, the UNDP said with a long-term vision to reinforce maximum youth participation in climate action and ensure a more sustainable future, Koli, a youth icon, becomes the perfect candidate for the title, given her long-standing contribution towards mental health, women rights, and girl child education through various global social campaigns.

As UNDP India Youth Climate Champion, Koli will be entrusted with the responsibility of interacting with young minds to create awareness on the adverse impacts of climate change, global warming, and biodiversity loss that are being felt by all sections of society, especially the poor and marginalized communities, impacting their lives and livelihoods, and also the economy.

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