The United Kingdom's High Commissioner to Rwanda, Omar Daair has urged the young environmental industry players to join the climate change battle, helping them to secure a bright future for them and their generations.

He said this during a networking event that brought together young innovators, businesspeople, and activists in different domains of the environmental sector.

Held on Tuesday, October 19, the event was preparing this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference also known as COP 26 scheduled in London next month.

During his remarks, the high commissioner to Rwanda stressed the need of the youths to engage in the climate change fight.

"The issue of climate change should matter the most to young people, because it is their future that we're talking about," he noted.

However, he also reiterated how some Rwanda youths have impressed him by demonstrating keenness to contribute to some of the environmental concerns on the globe.

"That is why I was impressed by how some young people from here, are not only keen to be invited in summits and speak, but they want to have a remarkable contribution to these issues," he added, highlighting that after the summit, there will be further discussions regarding the green economy issues in a way that benefits young people.

Teddy Mugabo, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Fund for Environment (FONERWA) also highlighted that youth should take climate change and environmental conservation at their heart.

"This topic should be at the heart of every young person, because we are talking about building sustainable systems for our future generations, in which the youths will dominate," she commented, adding that her institution is developing an accelerator program to support young green growth startups.

(With input from agencies)