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in the field of climate change. It is designed to help governments, organizations and
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on Climate Change. Their underlying aim is to support Article 6 of the Convention, which calls on
governments to promote education, training and public awareness on climate change. The menu items on
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Youth Activites at COP 15
Background
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 the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP) at its thirteenth session
held in Bali in December 2007, 500 at COP 14 in Poznan in December 2008, and
indications are that more than 1,500 youth attended COP 15 in Copenhagen.
Since September 2008, the UNFCCC secretariat has liased with youth organizations
around the world in an effort to facilitate participation by young people in the
UNFCCC process. A year later, the secretariat granted probationary constituency
status to youth, now recognized as the YOUNGO.constituency.
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With the financial support of the government of the Netherlands and input from
the youth constituency YOUNGO, the UNFCCC secretariat has designed and planned a
series of events to support and enhance the COP preparatory activities of the
youth, to increase youth participation from developing countries and to support
and enhance youth contribution to COP 15. In this context, the secretariat has
hosted a series of youth events during COP 15 to facilitate dialogue between
youth and other influencial actors in the intergovernmental process - notably
negotiators and UN senior officials.
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More information
UNFCCC Youth Booth
Youth Briefings
Intergenerational Commitment Book
Growing Together in a Changing Climate: The United Nations, Young People, and Climate
Change - publication
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The Climate Outreach Information Network (COIN) website
The Climate Outreach Information Network (COIN) is a UK registered charity aiming to facilitate the
process by which people: overcome denial about climate change; act collectively to cut greenhouse gas
emissions; and offer democratic legitimacy to elected leaders to negotiate successfully for strong
regulation at a national and international level
Good Practices
A publication providing a comprehensive listing of Good Practises compiled from the European
Regional Workshop on Article 6 of the Convention (Education, Training and Public Awareness) held in
Stockholm, Sweden in May 2009.
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