Young people and climate action
UNICEF and partners are supporting the development of a youth agency on climate action and its inclusion in climate policy dialogue.
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Young people should be included in all national, regional and international climate negotiations and decisions.
Supporting young people to be climate and environmental champions through education, green skills development and engagement in policy helps to secure the rights of children and builds the resilience of communities.
Children are the least responsible for climate change and environmental degradation, yet most adversely affected by its impact, including physical vulnerability and an increased risk of death.
UNICEF and its partners are working with the Government of Turkiye Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change as well as civil society organizations and youth associations to support the engagement of young people (including the Youth Climate Envoys) in climate policy dialogue.
Their aim is to enable young people’s voices to be heard in their communities and with key decision makers. They want to support young people who are leading the way in mobilizing, and demanding, urgent climate action.
UNICEF and partners are supporting the development of a youth agency on climate action and its inclusion in climate policy dialogue.
At the first ever National Climate Council (February 2022), 209 Youth Climate Envoys, who participated at the Climate Council, developed a “Youth Declaration” – a plan of action for Türkiye in combating climate change. Declaration/ Turkiye UN.Org feature
UNICEF is collaborating with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, civil society organizations and the envoys to ensure young people are at the forefront of climate policy dialogue and action.
