Nigerian inventor and climate activist, Joy Egbe, has been named among the 35 finalists vying for one of United Nations’ most prestigious environmental awards, Young Champions of the Earth. Her project, which is in a pilot stage, is targeted at generating electricity from water in Nigeria. The finalists, according to the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP), represent five regions of the world. They were selected from 845 applicants that presented groundbreaking and scalable solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental problems. The prize is UN’s highest environment honour for the youth.

Source: The Guardian July 22, 2020 04:18 UTC