Restoring the Korle Lagoon, one step at a time | Katia Osei | TEDxUniversityofCapeCoast

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The Korle Lagoon was once one of Ghana's most important water bodies, but today it faces serious threats from plastic pollution, waste dumping, and open burning. In this talk, Katia Osei shares how she and her community are working to restore the lagoon and protect the environment. She explores how our everyday actions affect nature and why caring for our environment is everyone's responsibility. Through stories from the Korle Lagoon, Katia shows that small actions can create lasting change and that sustainability starts with each of us. Her talk is a powerful reminder that by working together, we can restore our environment, protect our health, and build a better future for generations to come. Katia Osei, also known as Katya the Destroyer, is a Ghanaian engineer, researcher, and storyteller working to democratize the "-isms" and "-ologies" long reserved for the privileged few. Born and raised in Takoradi, she returned to Ghana's coastline after studying bioengineering at Harvard Univ

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