Event Recording

Organizer

Background

The UNFCCC Secretariat, with the contribution of the Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition, has set up the Youth4Capacity initiative to contribute to building the capacities of young people on climate change, while engaging youth as capacity-builders in the process. 

Objectives 

The session seeks to showcase the stories of young people in the climate action landscape that have transitioned from being capacity-recipients to being capacity-builders. Through an active exchange of knowledge, experiences, and innovations that young climate leaders have encountered along their journeys, the event seeks to foster a space for mutual learning and dialogue. Participants would gain insights on the role of young people and their capacities in delivering ambitious climate action.  The session seeks to inspire and empower youth to take a leading role in capacity-building efforts, as the capacity-builders that they are!   

Structure

Speakers

• Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
• Alejandro Kilaptrick, Manager, Capacity-building UNFCCC
• Rosalind Skillen, Environmental journalist COP27 Youth delegate Belfast Telegraph
• Archana Soreng, Climate activist Member of the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change
• Eddy Frank Vasquez, Climate Activist and Founder of Juventud Sostenible Member of the Dominican delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
• Joshua Amponsem, Founder Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) Ghana
• Muraki Kazumi, President Carbon Capture Research Institute (CRRA)
• Chris Cameron, CLEAR Environmental
• Dr. Omnia El Omrani, COP27 President Envoy on Youth, COP 27 Presidency 

Key Outcomes

Read the outcomes article of the session here.