Sentences with phrase «youth climate change»

November 2nd - 5th, more than 2,500 students and young activists will join together at the first national youth climate change conference, PowerShift 2007, in College Park, Maryland.

Youth Climate Change group Generation Zero have launched online scorecards for council and mayoral candidates across the country.

Over the rest of the summer my primary focus was on appellate work in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the development of a youth climate change campaign for Eugene, Oregon.

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These 15 risks are: Lack of Fresh Water, Unsustainable Urbanization, Continued Lock - in to Fossil Fuels, Chronic Diseases, Extreme Weather, Loss of Ocean Biodiversity, Resistance to Life - saving Medicine, Accelerating Transport Emissions, Youth Unemployment, Global Food Crisis, Unstable Regions, Soil Depletion, Rising Inequality, Cities Disrupted by Climate Change & Cyber Threats.

As we all know, the greatest scourge facing today's youth is not the prospect of global climate change, or the faltering economy they're likely to inherit: it's the chance that they might cast their delicate eyeballs in the direction of a TV or computer screen.

Across the country, and especially among youth, the Greens represent a significant layer of society that recognises the urgency of tackling catastrophic climate change and other ecological threats.

The Convention seeks to address all threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services, including threats from climate change, through scientific assessments, the development of tools, incentives and processes, the transfer of technologies and good practices and the full and active involvement of relevant stakeholders including indigenous and local communities, youth, NGOs, women and the business community.

b Promote mechanisms for raising capacities for effective climate change related planning and management, in LDCs, including focusing on women, youth, local and marginalized communities

Our Children's Trust, a nonprofit organization that filed the federal lawsuit, promotes a range of youth initiatives on climate change that extend beyond the courthouse.

The project certifies youth ambassadors to train other young people to become facilitators of established sustainability programmes that build community resilience to climate change.

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Stressed - out students — SOS: Youth perspectives on changing school climates.

Join Climate Generation for its 12th annual Summer Institute, designed to guide teachers through challenges teaching about climate change, and help teachers gain the confidence and competence to bring this relevant topic to today'sClimate Generation for its 12th annual Summer Institute, designed to guide teachers through challenges teaching about climate change, and help teachers gain the confidence and competence to bring this relevant topic to today'sclimate change, and help teachers gain the confidence and competence to bring this relevant topic to today's youth.

There, she worked in strategy and online communications, advising and developing early social media strategies for engaging youth in issues of poverty, inequality and climate change.

Central to our programs are education, youth engagement and empowerment, social entrepreneurship and climate change.

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I basically do lot of community service / activism relating to different issues in Pakistan such as child Rights, youth empowerment, animal Protection and of course climate change.

My 20 - city European climate change art show — which was to inspire youth to take action to reduce their CO2 footprint — was canceled due to government interference and badmouthing.

As a youth I participated in many of my father's experiments, observing first - hand the benefits of atmospheric CO2 on plant life and the manifold problems with the model - based theory of climate change, all of which events occurred long, long before James Hansen stood in front of the U.S. Senate and brought the CO2 debate to the eyes of the public in 1988.

I ask: If the government of Liechtenstein can send such a great letter in days, why aren't America's youth speaking out much more, and more visibly, about the climate change matter?

This youth movement is encouraging — in true Rock the Vote fashion, the youth vote has got to step up in 2008 to make the election a true people's choice — and hopefully their voices will help push our recalcitrant government towards a real stand on climate change, renewable energy options, and growth of the green economy.

With life - dependent issues like climate change, biotechnology, and the availability of clean water facing us, we need to empower our youth with problem solving skills that will help them address these problems.

The future of solving climate change comes with the rising ranks of youth in this country and the rest of the world.

More green Islam features on TH: Evangelical and Muslim Youth Find Common Ground on Earth Day Arab World Responds to Climate Change Will Oil and Water Ever Mix?

American Youth to bring US Federal Government to Trial in Ground - breaking Climate Change Lawsuit

Some of the summit themes: creating climate wealth, renewable energy technology, food security, ocean systems, renewable energy finance, the lungs of the earth (forests), politics of climate change, and youth and climate.

Youths Across US Suing to Push Government on Climate Change * This AP story was also published in the following news sources: US News & World Report, ABC News, Palm Beach Post, Columbia Daily Tribune, ECN Magazine, E Science News, Casper Star Tribune, KIMA TV, Dayton Daily News, Quad - City Times, Press of Atlantic City, North State News, WRAL, Corvallis Gazette - Times, Napa Valley Register

They are among a growing group of youth suing their governments for putting their futures at risk by failing to take serious action on climate change.

The initiatives presented in this publication are categorized broadly according to the key elements of Article 6 of the UNFCCC, as follows: youth participation in climate change issues; education and training; and youth awareness and access to information.

The demonstration by members of the SustainUS youth delegation was aimed at a press conference about to be held by Todd Stern, the US envoy on climate change.

IPS: While world leaders were wrapping up the United Nations conference on climate change (COP 18) in Doha, Qatar this past weekend with the annual vague promise to tackle the enormous crises brought on by extreme weather and global warming, a delegation of youth gathered far from the high - level conference halls to say «no» to [continue reading...]

The newsletter covers the oft - overlooked social dimensions of climate change, including issues related to gender, labour and youth.

Posted in Adaptation, Advocacy, Climatic Changes in Himalayas, Development and Climate Change, Ecosystem Functions, Events, Financing, Governance, Government Policies, Health and Climate Change, Information and Communication, International Agencies, Land, Lessons, M - 20 CAMPAIGN, Opinion, Resilience, UNFCC - CoP18, UNFCCC, Vulnerability, Weather, Youth Speak Comments Off on Climate Change And Gender: Innovations For Change And Results On The Anvil?

In the run - up to the Climate Change Conference in Paris, December 2015, the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and UN CC: Learn are providing a forum for youth both in Switzerland and UN CC: Learn's partner countries to share their views about climate Climate Change Conference in Paris, December 2015, the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and UN CC: Learn are providing a forum for youth both in Switzerland and UN CC: Learn's partner countries to share their views about climate cChange Conference in Paris, December 2015, the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and UN CC: Learn are providing a forum for youth both in Switzerland and UN CC: Learn's partner countries to share their views about climate climate changechange.

Cape Farewell has led eight expeditions to the High Arctic; the frontline of climate change including two youth voyages.

This flyer argues that with informed population, a knowledgeable workforce, enlightened government officials and an environmentally aware youth, the world can be in a better position to deal with the causes and impacts of climate change.

This guidance document illustrates the steps to set up a Youth Climate Dialogue (YCD), which is an event that features a video - conference dialogue between schools in different parts of the world about how youth perceive climate change, how it affects their lives, and what actions they consider most imporYouth Climate Dialogue (YCD), which is an event that features a video - conference dialogue between schools in different parts of the world about how youth perceive climate change, how it affects their lives, and what actions they consider most impClimate Dialogue (YCD), which is an event that features a video - conference dialogue between schools in different parts of the world about how youth perceive climate change, how it affects their lives, and what actions they consider most imporyouth perceive climate change, how it affects their lives, and what actions they consider most impclimate change, how it affects their lives, and what actions they consider most important.

Just hours before, a U.S. judge also issued a landmark ruling in a climate change case brought by eight youth, ruling that State of Washington must reconsider the youth's proposed rule on carbon dioxide emissions.

The document is divided into five chapters, namely: 1) Uncovering mitigation potential showcasing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases emissions; 2) Gearing up for the storm relating to adaptation and disaster risk reduction projects; 3) Nurturing youth leaders presenting activities in education, training and capacity - building; 4) Spreading the message highlighting awareness raising campaigns and materials; and 5) Shaping up the future climate change regime presenting examples of youth participation in climate change policy - making.

By presenting their own experiences of participating in disaster risk reduction activities, it aims to highlight the capacity of children in order to inspire other children and youth, as well as encourage local governments, NGOs, and the private sector to support child - centered community risk reduction and climate change adaptation.

These cases were united by the game - changing work of youth and elders, alongside their attorneys, and the foremost climate experts of the world seeking intergenerational justice and a liveable planet for future generations.

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The document covers four main topics: major roles for gender, youth and business; adaptation: infrastructure, slums and deserts; how coastal cities face up to climate change; and enhancing and spreading awareness of climate change.

It explains the ClimDev - Africa Youth Platform, set up by the Climate for Development Programme (ClimDev - Africa), as a regional platform for the interaction of African youth networks on climate chYouth Platform, set up by the Climate for Development Programme (ClimDev - Africa), as a regional platform for the interaction of African youth networks on climate Climate for Development Programme (ClimDev - Africa), as a regional platform for the interaction of African youth networks on climate chyouth networks on climate climate change.

I went to Washington DC in May, with a delegation of iMatter youth, to meet with all three branches of government about the problem of climate change, and about our lawsuit.

With all eyes focused on the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference, which ends this week, Victoria and her fellow youth climate activists are stepping up to make sure world leaders heed their call for a sustainable and equitable Climate Change Conference, which ends this week, Victoria and her fellow youth climate activists are stepping up to make sure world leaders heed their call for a sustainable and equitable climate activists are stepping up to make sure world leaders heed their call for a sustainable and equitable future.

The #YouthvGovNC hearing on February 7, 2018 was a quintessential example of the power of the youth voice in leading the fight against climate change.

Before joining CGD, Sara lived in Morocco for two and a half years as a Peace Corps volunteer where she worked on a variety of community development goals, including water access, climate change adaptation and youth development.

According to Mr. Pachauri himself, the impacts of climate change are going to be visible more and more in the future, and suggests that every youth in the world should fight to protect that future.

This manual is a guide on how facilitators, peer educators, project officers, teachers or youth workers can support young people in non-formal learning settings, both in and out of school, to take action in addressing the challenges of climate change.