Youth voices on climate action

To celebrate Earth Day, youth activists, local change-makers, innovators and entrepreneurs discuss opportunities and challenges for youth-led climate activism.

Research event Recording
22 April 2021 — 12:30PM TO 2:00PM
Online

Youth voices on climate action

— To celebrate Earth Day, youth activists, local change-makers, innovators and entrepreneurs discuss opportunities and challenges for youth-led climate activism.

Young people will bear the brunt of the intensifying impacts of climate change over time. Facing this challenge, youth around the world have emerged at the forefront of climate activism at an unprecedented scale.

School strikes, marches, and declarations complement youth engagement in diplomacy, technology, science, and law. Providing a platform for young people involved in climate action at the local, national and global levels is essential to promote collaboration, generate new policy ideas, and demand accountability from political and business leaders.

Panellists engage in critical conversation about COP26; global leadership in climate mitigation, adaptation, and finance; and how to develop the full potential of youth-led global initiatives going forward.

Participants

Sohara Mehroze Shachi, Team Lead, UNDP Research Facility in Bangladesh

Sonika Manandhar, Co-Founder, Aeloi Technologies, and UN Young Champion of the Earth

Vladislav Kaim, UN Secretary General’s Youth Advisor on Climate Change

Akufuna Muyunda, Co-Chair, Resilient40

Charlene Ren, Executive Director, MyH2O Water Information Network

Chair: Rebecca Peters, Leland Foundation Association of Marshall Scholars Transatlantic Academy Fellow, Chatham House

Support us

Donate today to help secure our future as the home of independent thinking, or join our international network as a member.

2020-03-06-chatham-house-door-knocker
Find out more Auto insert on research events