The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 22 April as International Mother Earth Day through a resolution adopted in 2009.

The Day recognises the Earth and its ecosystems as humanity’s common home and the need to protect them to enhance people’s livelihoods, counteract climate change, and stop the collapse of biodiversity.

Climate change, according to the global organisation, is man-made and causes changes to nature and disrupts biodiversity, which can accelerate the speed of destruction of the planet.

Mother Earth Day is, therefore, a call to action for a shift to a more sustainable economy that works for both people and the planet.

This year’s occasion-themed, Our Power, Our Planet, seeks to intensify the campaign for the adoption of renewable energy sources, including electrification.