Youth Portal

Youth Portal

CC:iNet's Youth Portal contains information on some of the many climate change initiatives, projects, campaigns, educational tools, websites and publications, produced by and for young people, independently or in partnership with United Nations or other organizations. These range from global initiatives raising awareness for combating climate change, to advocacy efforts at the UNFCCC negotiations.

Joint Framework Initiative

Youth Logo Since September 2008, the UNFCCC secretariat has been working together with United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations and young people to promote active youth participation in the climate change negotiation process through the Joint Framework Initiative on Children, Youth and Climate Change.

Its work is linked to Article 6 of the UNFCCC and the amended New Delhi work programme. It also draws guidance from the following policy instruments:

Agenda 21 - Section III, Chapter 25
The World Progamme of Action on Youth and Article 16 of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/64/130 on policies and programmes involving youth
The UNECE Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Its main areas of work are:

Coordination of activities and sharing of information among participating entities
Empowering children and young people to take action on climate change

For more information please e-mail us at growing.together (at) unfccc.int

Events

Publications

Multimedia

Welcome to the Events section, where you can check out upcoming events being held all over the world by and for young people related to the implementation of Article 6 of the UNFCCC and the amended New Delhi work programme!

CC:iNet offers young people an extensive database of publications from around the world! Explore toolkits, guides, reports, and much more related to the implementation of Article 6 of the UNFCCC and the amended New Delhi work programme!

This section includes videos and podcasts highlighting activities by young people related to the implementation of Article 6 of the UNFCCC and the amended New Delhi work programme!

YOUNGO

Children and young people have been participating in the UNFCCC intergovernmental process going back to COP 5 in Bonn. Starting in COP 11/CMP 1, youth have also organized preparatory meetings called "Conferences of Youth," which help build their capacity to participate in the UNFCCC negotiation process.

Prior to COP 15/CMP 5, the secretariat granted a provisional constituency status to young people. The constituency status provided a conduit for the exchange of official information between young people and the secretariat; assisted the secretariat in ensuring an effective participation by youth appropriate to an intergovernmental meeting; coordinated young people's interaction at sessions including convening constituency meetings, organizing meetings with officials, providing names for the speakers list and representation at official functions; and provided logistical support to youth during sessions.

On practical terms, YOUNGO is given the opportunity to address the plenary, High Level Segment of a COP/CMP, make submissions (individual youth organizations also), attend workshops, meet with officials of the Convention such as SB/AWG Chairs and COP President. They also organize Young and Future Generation's Day during the COP/CMP organizing a series of side events, exhibits, interviews, media stunts, etc.

For more information about YOUNGO and its current activities, please visit http://www.youthclimate.org or e-mail the YOUNGO focal points at:

Lauren Nutter - lauren (at) youthclimate.org

Abhishek Shrestha - aviish27(at)gmail.com