Crises giving us opportunity to put things right

People must be heard in the global debate to end poverty and climate change. Ireland has a unique chance to influence a just and sustainable future, if they have their say, says Hans Zomer

AS RAHM Emanuel, Barack Obama’s former chief of staff, once said, we should never let a serious crisis go to waste.

Our economic and environmental crises are providing us with the chance to put things right and create a more socially just and sustainable world. This can only happen if people around the world make their collective voices heard and demand change.