Introduction
Young people around the world take great interest in adaptation and resilience-building to safeguard their futures in the face of worsening climate change impacts. Youth groups are active under the UNFCCC, and they play an active role in raising awareness of the need to take a medium- to long-term approach in efforts at addressing climate change. Young persons early in their careers are also increasingly taking an interest in climate change issues, including those in the private sector. This session offers a venue for conversation about the youth in the context of adaptation and NAPs in particular. While it was not possible to get a large number of youth from diverse backgrounds to participate in the Expo, this session will offer a place to launch a global conversation about key questions that relate to young people and their potential involvement in the NAPs.
The session will include presentations from young persons from Korea and Malawi to kick off a dialogue by all participants.
Objective
The session will initiate an open conversation that looks into the future of adaptation through NAPs from a youth perspective that allows for options and shared courses of action, for example, on:
Expected Outcomes
By the end of the session, participants would have a better appreciation of how the adaptation planning can engage young people and their concerns, whether they are present or not.
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