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2 <strong>Youth</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>action</strong> on climate change: <strong>in</strong>spirations from around the world Table of Contents ACRONYMS 4 FOREWORD 7 INTRODUCTION 9 Climate Change ..................................................................................12 Constituency of <strong>Youth</strong> Non-Governmental Organizations to UNFCCC ..... 14 UN Jo<strong>in</strong>t Framework Initiative on Children, <strong>Youth</strong> and Climate Change ... 16 1. UNCOVERING MITIGATION POTENTIAL 18 Bamboo Bicycle Project, Ghana ............................................................ 20 Tree Plant<strong>in</strong>g, Ethiopia .........................................................................21 Production of Biodiesel from Used Vegetable Oil, Barbados ..................... 22 ChepeCletas, Costa Rica ...................................................................... 24 <strong>Youth</strong> Participation <strong>in</strong> REDD+, Congo ................................................... 25 Ra<strong>in</strong>forest Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction, Guyana ..................... 26 Investigative Journalists, United K<strong>in</strong>gdom ............................................ 27 Project Jatropha, India ........................................................................ 28 2. GEARING UP FOR THE STORM 30 Swimm<strong>in</strong>g Lessons for Emergencies, Bangladesh ....................................31 <strong>Youth</strong> Adaptation <strong>in</strong> Xai-Xai City, Mozambique ...................................... 32 Prepar<strong>in</strong>g for Natural Disasters, Philipp<strong>in</strong>es ........................................... 33 El Mouddaa Adaptation Initiative, Morocco ........................................... 34 Cyclone Proof Schools, Madagascar ...................................................... 35 3. NURTURING YOUNG LEADERS 36 <strong>Youth</strong>Xchange Initiative ...................................................................... 38 <strong>Youth</strong>Xchange <strong>in</strong> the Mediterranean ..................................................... 39 Sandwatch ......................................................................................... 40 Young Masters Programme on Susta<strong>in</strong>able Development ........................ 41 UN CC: Learn .................................................................................... 42 Skills-based Learn<strong>in</strong>g Materials and Packages, Nigeria ............................ 44 Leadership Programme “Young Women for a Greener Future”.................. 45 Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g for <strong>Youth</strong> on Climate Change, Colombia ................................... 46 Empower Community of People, Nigeria ............................................... 47
Power of One Child Global Action Classroom .................................. 48 Conference of <strong>Youth</strong> Taiwan .......................................................... 49 Junior Ambassador Programme .....................................................50 International <strong>Youth</strong> Conference Tunza 2013 ..................................... 51 Tunza at Rio+20 ............................................................................ 52 <strong>Youth</strong> Forum on Climate Change.................................................... 53 National and International Conference for Children and <strong>Youth</strong>, Brazil . 53 4. SPREADING THE MESSAGE 54 IPCC Fifth Assessment Report ....................................................... 55 Food Security and Climate Change Campaign ................................. 56 Energy Sav<strong>in</strong>g to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Ch<strong>in</strong>a .......................... 58 World Th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g Day Campaign 2012 “We Can Save our Planet” ......... 59 Young Artists Fellowship for the Environment, Philipp<strong>in</strong>es ................60 Children Advocat<strong>in</strong>g United4Climate, Zambia ................................. 61 Green Jobs Campaign, United K<strong>in</strong>gdom ......................................... 62 TUNZA Act<strong>in</strong>g for a Better World – GEO-5 for <strong>Youth</strong> ........................ 63 Environment Protectors Committee, Kuwait .................................... 64 Voices of <strong>Youth</strong> ............................................................................ 64 CC: iNet and the <strong>Youth</strong> Portal ........................................................ 65 I Vote for Climate .........................................................................66 5. SHAPING UP THE FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE REGIME 68 Conference of <strong>Youth</strong> .....................................................................69 Enhanc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Youth</strong> Participation <strong>in</strong> the UNFCCC Process .................... 70 Towards a Stronger Environment Movement <strong>in</strong> Africa ...................... 72 CliMates ..................................................................................... 74 CO2. CR, Costa Rica ...................................................................... 75 My Little COP Pocketbook ............................................................ 76 WAGGGS at COP 18/CMP 8 .......................................................... 77 Greenbits Initiative ....................................................................... 78 USEFUL PUBLICATIONS AND MATERIALS FOR YOUTH 80 REFERENCES 84 PICTURES COPYRIGHT 85 MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS JOINT FRAMEWORK INITIATIVE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE 86 3
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