Growing Together in a Changing Climate
“Growing Together in a Changing Climate” is a UN initiative led by the UNFCCC with the objective of creating greater engagement of children and young people in intergovernmental processes on climate change and related activities undertaken by the United Nations system.
The initiative fosters synergy between United Nations agencies and programmes for the implementation of the New Delhi work programme on Article 6 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which addresses: education, training, public awareness, public participation and access to information in relation to climate change and its effects. Children and young people are identified as key target groups for activities under the New Delhi work programme.
A global youth movement has grown around climate change issues, with hundreds of grassroots initiatives and national campaigns springing up in countries around the world. Young people have been present at climate negotiations since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and their actions have resulted in widespread media coverage and the mobilization of thousands of their peers. It is estimated that 200 young people participated at its thirteenth session held in Bali in December 2007, 500 at COP 14 in Poznan in December 2008, and well over 1,000 youth attended COP 15 in Copenhagen in December 2009. From 2009 onwards, youth will be recognized as a civil society actor in the negotiation process. This was the result of a serious desire expressed by young people to gain a louder voice within the intergovernmental process and the commitment of UNFCCC and other UN agencies to ensure such involvement.
For Copenhagen the document: “Growing Together in a Changing Climate: The United Nations, Young People, and Climate Change” was produced highlighting the many climate change initiatives – projects, campaigns, educational tools, websites and publications – produced by the United Nations and young people, independently or in partnership. These range from global initiatives raising awareness for combating climate change, to advocacy efforts at the UNFCCC negotiations. The initiatives presented in this publication are categorized broadly according to the key elements of Article 6 of the UNFCCC, as follows:
- Youth participation in climate change issues,
- Education and training,
- Youth awareness and access to information.
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Growing together in a Changing Climate
The initiative fosters synergy between United Nations agencies and programmes for the implementation of the New Delhi work programme on Article 6 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which addresses: education, training, public awareness, public participation and access to information in relation to climate change and its effects. Children and young people are identified as key target groups for activities under the New Delhi work programme.
A global youth movement has grown around climate change issues, with hundreds of grassroots initiatives and national campaigns springing up in countries around the world. Young people have been present at climate negotiations since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and their actions have resulted in widespread media coverage and the mobilization of thousands of their peers. It is estimated that 200 young people participated at its thirteenth session held in Bali in December 2007, 500 at COP 14 in Poznan in December 2008, and well over 1,000 youth attended COP 15 in Copenhagen in December 2009. From 2009 onwards, youth will be recognized as a civil society actor in the negotiation process. This was the result of a serious desire expressed by young people to gain a louder voice within the intergovernmental process and the commitment of UNFCCC and other UN agencies to ensure such involvement.
For Copenhagen the document: “Growing Together in a Changing Climate: The United Nations, Young People, and Climate Change” was produced highlighting the many climate change initiatives – projects, campaigns, educational tools, websites and publications – produced by the United Nations and young people, independently or in partnership. These range from global initiatives raising awareness for combating climate change, to advocacy efforts at the UNFCCC negotiations. The initiatives presented in this publication are categorized broadly according to the key elements of Article 6 of the UNFCCC, as follows:
- Youth participation in climate change issues,
- Education and training,
- Youth awareness and access to information.
Download the publication:
Growing together in a Changing Climate