HSC Youth Ambassador, Climate & Energy Project Support Intern UNDP Rome Centre
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Fatoumata Fofana is a youth sustainability advocate from Guinea, working at the intersection of waste management, environmental policy, and youth engagement. Her work focuses on organic waste composting, plastic pollution reduction, and citizen science approaches, contributing to SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and SDG 13 (Climate Action). She has supported and mentored youth-led initiatives addressing waste segregation, community composting, and environmental education, with a strong emphasis on linking grassroots action to policy and institutional frameworks. Fatoumata also has a research background in microplastic pollution in rivers, where she worked on mapping pollution hotspots to inform evidence-based policy recommendations. She advocates for moving youth-led environmental solutions from pilot projects to scalable, policy-supported systems that create green jobs and strengthen inclusive urban development across emerging and developing economies.
