We thank all participants for joining the 2nd edition of the RCRC Climate & YOUth Summit on the 1st of December 2022. You can find the summary of this years event here.
Goals of the RCRC Climate & YOUth Summit 2022
- Check in on progress strategy: the RCRC Strategy on Youth-Led Climate Action identifies 3 Dimensions of Change, 10 Key Roles and 10 Success Indicators. This event is a great opportunity to check in where we are in relation to the strategy process.
- Peer exchange: The strategy identifies a number of tools that young people can use. This event provides a platform for the exchange of experiences in relation to the use of these tools, as well as provides the opportunity to introduce new tools, approaches and partnerships.
- Report back on COP27 & COY 17: This year the IFRC has a large youth presence at the COP27 and COY17 in Egypt and we are keen to hear about their experiences, achievements and suggestions for practical follow up.
Programme
| Time (CET) | Session | Speaker |
| 8.30 | Welcome | Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General of IFRC Margot Curl, Manager Innovative engagement & Youth, Climate Centre Michelle Chew, Climate Focal Point of IFRC Youth Commission |
| 8.45 | Welcome Intergenerational Dialogue in Climate Action | Maarten van Aalst, Director of RCRC Climate Centre Doris Mwikali, Youth Advisory Group |
| 9.30 | Breakout 1 Click the room to join | Room 1: Youth Volunteer Organising – Spanish Red Cross Room 2: Awareness session: Waste management & plastic pollution – Uganda Red Cross Society Room 3: REDuction tool: Make your local chapter climate compliant – Spanish Red Cross & Centre for the Cooperation in the Mediterranean Room 4: Limitless – Discovering youth innovation projects adressing the climate crisis. |
| 10.15 | Break and networking | Join us on RCRC Climate Centre Discord Server! |
| 10.45 | Introduction to the RCRC Climate Centre Youth Advisory Group and regional check in. Learn what others are doing and how YOU can contribute. | RCRC Climate Centre Youth Advisory Group, Australia Red Cross, Pakistan Red Crescent |
| 11.30 | Breakout 2 Click the room to join | Room 1: Extreme weather events: Droughts & Floods – Uganda Red Cross Room 2: Encouraging virtual youth engagement towards climate actions – Philippines Red Cross Room 3: Limitless – Discovering youth innovation projects addressing the climate crisis. |
| 12.15 | Morning Wrap Up: What have we learnt so far? | Margot Curl, Manager Innovative engagement & Youth, Climate Centre Michelle Chew, Climate Focal Point of IFRC Youth Commission |
| 12.30 | Join us on Discord to engage with peers attending the Climate and Youth Summit. Use this amazing community to share your work, concerns, questions, ideas and projects with dedicated, active, expert fellow youth from all around the world. Meet up with everyone you met in the morning sessions and connect. If you did not attend the morning sessions, this might be your best opportunity to get an idea of everything we talked about. | Join us on RCRC Climate Centre Discord Server! |
| 15.30 | Welcome | Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General of IFRC Margot Curl, Manager Innovative engagement & Youth, Climate Centre Michelle Chew, Climate Focal Point of IFRC Youth Commission |
| 15.45 | How can aerial arts and acrobatics help us better understand and communicate risk? | Tilly Alcayna |
| 16.30 | Breakout 3 Click the room to join | Room 1: “Green Camps”: creating opportunities for vulnerable children through environmental education – Italian Red Cross Room 2: Promoting environmental awareness and protection for a healthier planet – Uganda Red Cross Room 3: Connecting Climate and Youth-Led environmental Peace building – RCRC Climate Centre & EnPaX Room 4: Mental Health and Climate Change – Ecuador Red Cross |
| 17.15 | Break and networking Join us on Discord! | Join us on RCRC Climate Centre Discord Server! |
| 17.45 | Red Cross Red Crescent COP Updates: What climate news for the humanitarian youth community? Hear what young people can do between now and next year’s COP if they are interested in advocacy. | Manon Ebel, Climate Centre Saad Uakkas, Youth Advisory Group Marc Tilley, Youth Advisory Group |
| 18.30 | Closing session | Margot Curl, Manager Innovative engagement & Youth, Climate Centre |
| 19.00 | ENDS | |
Interested to see what last year’s event was like? Check out the event summary below.
