In this series, from UN Human Rights Regional Office, Southern Africa (OHCHR ROSA): we hear from young environmental human rights defenders who took park in a project co-sponsored by UNICEF South Africa, OHCHR ROSA, along with EPA Images and Maverick Citizen to take look at climate change, climate action and climate justice through the eyes of involved young people. The result was The Green Rising: Through a Fresh Lens, a book and exhibition of photos taken by 12 young environmental rights defenders articulating what climate change and the environmental crisis means to them through photos. The participants were selected from across South Africa and were all either involved in climate and environmental projects or had a photographic background. The photos show various views of the same issue -- unless we do something, we may lose what we have.

Episode one: Sandile Menelisi Xakaza

Sandile is a photographer, who was first focused on sports before joining the project. But, he said, he noticed just how much flooding was affecting the lives of those around him. Sandile's photo series is on flooding and waste and their effects on both people and the environment. He is in conversation with Kaylois Henry from the UN Human Rights Office.

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