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Earth for Us to Protect
Background
The science is clear, countries have a short window of time to take the urgent action necessary to limit average global temperature rise to a safer 1.5 °C. Global warming is already causing long-lasting changes to our climate system and threatens lives and livelihoods around the world.......
Objectives
Awareness for Action
How can youth contribute to making a difference
From a Promise to Action
How can governments engage youth in meaningful ways
Knowledge for Action
Making available curated and relevant thought leadership and research
Resources towards Action
Provide resources to scale up the climate action of young people and youth organizations
Key Activities
Regional Dialogue on Youth Empowerment in
Climate Actions
Agenda - Diverse range of sessions focusing inspiration, knowledge and action
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Keynote speeches, a panel on leaving no youth behind, hot seat discussion, a marketplace of opportunities, government and youth organization roundtables, un-conference, the launch of the platform
Delegates - Over 2500 registrations and 1100 participants over 2 days
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Youth, government partners, civil society, private sector
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Over 60% female participants
Speakers - Over 30 speakers representing alll 4 sub-regions in APAC, 60% female, marginalized communities (PWD, Indigenous)
Pre-Events - Over 20 events engaging over 1000 participants
About Us
In the recent years, we have witnessed a growing movement of young people across the Asia-Pacific region calling for action on the climate agenda. Through climate strikes and effective utilization of social media, young people call for governments and other relevant stakeholders to take collective actions on climate change. However, young people are often marginalized and excluded from those decision-making processes that will shape their futures. With this in mind, UNDP Asia-Pacific and the UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia-Pacific, RCC Bangkok, in collaboration with UNICEF East Asia and Pacific, UNICEF South Asia, the British
Council, YOUNGO, Movers Programme and the 2030 Youth Force initiated discussions during the end of 2020 to establish a regional platform for youth empowerment in climate action.
