This is an online event
Context:
Youth and future generations will be the most affected by the effects of climate change, at the same time that youth are recognized globally as agents of change, acting from national to global level through policy discourse and climate spaces such as Conferences of Youth (COYs) and Conferences of Parties (COPs) and national climate and water youth conferences producing recommendation letters and statements.
However, now is the time to move ahead of the talks and think about ways to operationalize these youth demands and statements with meaningful youth engagement and inclusion in the water and climate decision-making space.
This event will conduce you to reflect about the need and strategies crucial for the operationalization of the overarching water and climate youth demands guided by Article 6 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Article 12 of the Paris Agreement i.e. Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE). It will also highlight the stakeholder-specific recommendations, collected by the official youth constituency of the UNFCCC in consultation with youth globally, and compiled in the form of the Global Youth Statement that has also been submitted to the COP27 Presidency.
Later, you will engage in a quick and dynamic practical exercise to discuss and elaborate short solution concept notes embodying the 6 key elements of ACE (climate change education and public awareness, training, public participation, public access to information, and international cooperation) on these issues in the perspective of the water and climate commitments under the Water Action Agenda.
Expected outcomes: Co-answer to the question “How can we operationalize water and climate youth demands?” through solution concept notes that will be shared to YOUNGO, co-organizers and participants to serve as inspiration for working side-by-side with youth to advance on the water agenda.Speakers:
- Timothy Damon, Founder President - Global Youth Development Institute
- Shipra Saxena, WASH Specialist - UNICEF Odisha, India
- Joginder Sukhija, Secretary - Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation
- Peshang Hama Karim, Youth Focal Point - UN1FY
- Erleyvaldo Bispo, Founder - Águas Resilientes
- Abhishek Mani, International Relations Officer - Youth4waterPlus UNICEF
- Yusuke Sakai, Local Pathways Fellow - UN SDSN-Youth
- Shah Rafayat Chawdhury, Founder - Footsteps Bangladesh - Ayadi Mishra - We Are Tomorrow Global Partnership, WAT-GP
Moderator:
- Bhumi Sharma, National Focal Point for India - UN1FY
