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Youth Engagement
Youth Survey
In 2022, UN CC:Learn launched a global youth survey to learn more about how young people feel about climate change and what interests them. Over 6,500 youth participated in the survey, which was unveiled in 2023. The survey gave important insights into how youth perceive climate change and helped to inform UN CC:Learn’s initiatives.
Overall:
- Youth feel that they are being affected by climate change
- Youth are taking climate action
- Youth want to learn more about climate change
- Youth prefer informative videos to other types of content.
More info can be found in this report.
Climate Youth Negotiator Programme
2023 marked the second year of the partnership between UN CC:Learn and the Future Leaders Network (FLN) to deliver the Fundamental Climate Youth Negotiator Programme. About 140 youth negotiators from over 50 countries worldwide took part in a 6-month programme that spanned six interactive modules. The modules covered technical knowledge around the UNFCCC process and thematic negotiation areas to develop soft skills like negotiation, leadership, networking, and community building.
The training included a combination of e-learning modules and webinars and culminated in a 2-day face-to-face negotiation simulation training held in November 2023 in Dubai, UAE, just before COP28. Participants then had the chance to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the negotiations at COP28.
TEDx
UN CC:Learn joined forces with TEDxGeneva once again to provide a platform for people with innovative ideas on how to solve some of the most pressing global environmental and social problems. The event was held in Geneva, Switzerland, and titled “Breathing”. It explored the correlations between the different meanings of ‘’breathing” and societies’ current environmental challenges.
The event brought together speakers from different parts of Europe, who followed a specific public speaking training before taking to the stage and delivering their TEDx talks – four in French and three in English – to over 100 attendees.
Watch the Talks!
Youth Climate Dialogues
Overall, 14 editions of UN CC:Learn’s flagship Youth Climate Dialogues (YCDs) were held in 2023, bringing together 450 young participants.
In addition, a special edition of the YCDs brought together high school students from six countries as part of UNITAR’s 60th anniversary celebrations. Over 100 students from six schools exchanged on several topics during this Global Youth Climate Dialogue (YCD), organized in a hybrid setting at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, in October 2023.
More information here.
Becoming a Champion with UN CC:Learn
In 2023, UN CC:Learn developed a concept for the development of a soft skills online course, titled “Becoming a Climate Change Champion.” This e-course focuses on five skills identified by UN CC:Learn through its alumni network as key to succeeding in climate action. These skills are Leadership, Project Management, Leaving No One Behind, Communications, and Resource Mobilization. The course is currently being developed and is expected to be publicly available in 2024.
Radio Programmes
UN CC:Learn and MIET Africa joined forces once again to organize new radio programmes on climate change in Southern Africa, targeted at young people.
The 16-episode series, “Yout Talk, Climate Action,” was part of MIET Africa’s Youth Talk—Youth Action series.
These episodes were made available in seven languages on seven radio stations, corresponding to 112 episodes. They were broadcast in Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
More information here.