Nicole Becker

Nicole "Nicki" Becker (Buenos Aires)[1] is a climate activist from Argentina and one of founder from Jóvenes por el Clima which is part of Fridays for Future's movement.[2] Becker became youth champion for Escazu Agreement and also Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) champion on 2021.

Background and education

Becker is a daughter from a father who is a criminal lawyer and mother who is math teacher and lives in Cabalito.[3] After realizing about the climate change, Becker change her course in college from psychology to international law on her first year of college.[4] She is currently studying law at University of Buenos Aires.[5]

Activism

Since she was 8 years old, she already joined Habonim Dror and also part of Ni una menos.[6] Her enviromental activism start on February 2019 when she saw an Instagram a video of young people doing climate march in Europe and Greta Thunberg became the center of the topic. Cause of the first International March for the Climate Crisis will be held on March 15, 2019, Becker, Bruno Rodriguez and their other three friend decided to found Jóvenes por el Clima which is part of Youth Climate on the end of February 2019. After the founding of the organization, they decide to arrange the march on Argentina which joined by 5,000 people. The organisation has been pushing the Argentina to do Climate and Ecological Emergency Declaration.[7] The government finally do the declaration on 17 July 2019.[8] In 2019, she received a grant to attend the UN Climate Conference in Madrid on behalf of the Argentine youth.As part of UnaSolaGeneración campaign on World Children's Day by UNICEF and America Solidaria to promote climate change to youth around Latin America and the Caribbean during COVID-19 pandemic, Becker became one of the representative[9] In 2019, Becker come to 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference under the grant as youth representative for Argentina.[10] Later, she return to 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference and meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.[11]

Honour

On 10 March 2020, the Chamber of Deputies honored her a special distinction cause of her contribution on social action by giving her a diploma and medal with 21 other women.[12]The Access Initiative (TAI), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC) and the Government of Costa Rica has been selected Becker as one of the fiveyouth champions, succeeding David R. Boyd on the second anniversary of Escazu Agreement.[13] as UNICEF Youth Advocates in 2020.[14] In 2021 she was chosen as "Young Champion of the program" by the SWA.[15]

Career

Beckerbecame a host in FutuRöck radio program titled "Permitido pisar el pasto" with Rodriguez .[16] She is also columnist for Eldario.[17]

References
  1. Jacobo, Julia (4 November 2021). "COP26: These are the young activists taking the fight against global warming by storm". ABC News. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. Sinai, Javier (2019-11-21). "Quién es Nicole Becker, la referente de los adolescentes argentinos que luchan contra la crisis climática | RED/ACCIÓN" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  3. Sinay, Javier (2019-11-21). "Quién es Nicole Becker, la referente de los adolescentes argentinos que luchan contra la crisis climática |". RED/ACCIÓN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  4. Bottollier-Depois, Amélie; Hood, Marlowe (10 October 2019). "Young people take to the streets for climate: Who are they?". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  5. Bugacoff, Por Julieta (2021-05-31). "Nicole Becker: la joven que llama la atención sobre la crisis climática". Distintas Latitudes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  6. Mortimer, Victoria (2020-01-10). "Quién es Nicole Becker, la "Greta" argentina". Bioguia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  7. Yaccar, María Daniela (15 August 2021). "Cómo es la militancia de los jóvenes argentinos para detener el cambio climático | Un informe de la ONU advierte de consecuencias "sin precedentes"". Pagina12. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  8. "CED regions in Argentina". CEDAMIA. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  9. "One Planet, #UnaSolaGeneración". www.unicef.org. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  10. "Youth engagement". Sanitation and Water for All (SWA). 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  11. "Glasgow / COP 26 Greta and Climate Activists". United Nations UN Audiovisual Library. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  12. "LA CÁMARA DE DIPUTADOS DE LA NACIÓN DISTINGUIÓ A MUJERES DESTACADAS". www.diputados.gov.ar. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  13. "STATEMENT: 5 Youth Champions of Escazú Announced". World Resources Institute. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  14. "UNICEF Youth Advocates 2020". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  15. "SWA Names its 2021 Youth Champion". Sanitation and Water for All (SWA). 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  16. "Con Permitido pisar el pasto, FutuRöck incorpora un ambientalismo popular y accesible". Grupo La Provincia (in Spanish). 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  17. "Nicki Becker". www.eldiarioar.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
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