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UNEA6 Science and Data Leadership Dialogue – Dex McBean and Baba Brinkman Rap Up

Dex McBean and Baba Brinkman perform a rap up recap of the UN Leadership Dialogue on Science, Technology, and Data at the United Nations Environmental Assembly 6 in Nairobi, Kenya, February 29, 2024. Learn more about UNEA6: https://www.unep.org/environmentassembly/unea6 Learn more about rap ups and book yours: https://www.eventrap.com/

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All right, we got it We're bringing rap concerts to the UN The world is facing major environmental danger Climate change, I guess we need some kind of a savior Digitalization maybe? Science and data Science and data is not enough to make changes The treaties are coming, nearing finalization On a high level basis at the United Nation We’ve got digitalization, science and data But science is not enough to make changes Science is not enough to make changes, no protection It's not enough, I sound li
ke a broken record The UNFCCC can track it scientifically But every country does national policy differently Jim Skea can deliver the info we need You can lead a horse to water But you can’t make it drink The science-based policy, indeed Indeed I see our presence is causing mass confusion But we're not here for problems, only solutions Minister Yasmine, love how you called out How Egypt corrected flip flops We're here to communicate as well, but using hip-hop At the risk of sounding like another
repetitive broken record Science is not enough; we also need collective effort Shout out to the homie from UNDP, I see you, player We checked the privacy settings to obtain and secure this data It's not encrypted or of a mystical nature We all know and can tell that This world is in major danger And we're about to get it on point like a laser Baba Brinkman, bring it in, you know this greater Hey, climate change is ticking like a time bomb Chicka-BLAOW Action is needed, the clock is tickin’ NOW
But satellites can help, there’s data to figure out We heard it from the Minister of Nature Her name is Rebecca Pow From the UK, they’re increasing public investment In scientific measurement ‘Cause nature is public trust question Plus we heard it from the former Ambassador That Kenya passed An official Science, Technology, and Innovation Act 'Cause science is not enough, it's no protection Science is not enough, I sound like a broken record So here’s the key message from the IPCC “We’ve got the
science, now get behind it” Like Jim Skea Machine learning to do ya Yeah, data can also influence the future I sat here and I learned that, and it's no minutia I learned from the Minister from St. Lucia Multilateralism, yeah, I'm trying to be an enabler The dance between science and policy is real major Let's plant the seed Yeah, let's dance, but who should lead? We're all in the car But who's gonna drive it at the right speed? 'Cause the world is getting too hot And now it seems too odd That w
e can’t move blocks to action That's the power you’ve got It's both bottom up and in community plots Top down or bottom up Like in Egypt with Yasmine Fouad Leadership is supposed to lead, so what does it need? We’ve got coordinated action at the UNDP And people are skeptical; it’s tough to bring them it So let’s build trust in science, y'all We heard it from Switzerland 'Cause the world is facing major environmental danger Climate change, we need some kind of a savior Maybe digitalization, scien
ce and data But science is just not enough to make changes The treaties are coming, nearing finalization On a high level basis, here at the United Nation We’ve got digitalizion, science and data But science is not enough to make changes

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