At @COP27P, the FCL team had a bilateral meeting with Mr. Michal Nekvasil, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union to showcase the FCL Delhi Pilot and its methodology to de-jargonize climate change discourse.
The session facilitated a dialogue between youth representatives and Ministers of Environments and of Education to address youth’s needs and demands on climate change education documented in the new UNESCO publication titled ‘Youth Demand Quality Climate Change Education.’ 🌍
Ashima moderated the session and was a panelist at ‘COP27 Ministerial Session on Climate Change Education’ organized by @UNESCO, @UNFCCC, @UNEP, and Ministry of Education, Egypt.
At #COP27, the @FCL_Program hosted a session on "Role of Youth in Climate Change Discourse: Inspiring Solutions from Local to Global levels" to highlight actionable solutions implemented on ground and engage in a global dialogue to amplify learnings from FCL Delhi Pilot.
The session witnessed the collaboration of FCL Program with African Climate Reality Project to spread awareness about the impacts of climate change, with the launch and screening of African Climate Reality Project's award-winning film "African Voices for Africa's Forests."
The event showcased solutions and engage in a global discussion to derive on ground leverage of climate education and youth action from a local to global level from a host of countries and regions ranging from India, Turkey, Cameroon, Egypt, Nigeria, and the European Union.
It was an honor to be a Panelist for the session on ‘Role of Youth in #ClimateChange Discourse’ at @COP27P representing the Youth Voice from India for #ClimateAction.
Special thanks to @FCL_Program for recognizing me as a ‘Climate Rockstar.’
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"We hope to bring learnings from the FCL program back to high schools in the US and develop a global collaboration amongst youth from across the globe to build a sustainable and green future,” they added.
Anvi Fenn and Anya Fenn, Co-Founders of @EGSjournal, said, “As Indian-origin high school students in the US, we have been most impressed with how aware and conscious our peers in India are about climate change."
Ashima Gulati, Executive Director, @FCL_Program, noted, “We need systemic efforts and multi-stakeholder and cross-sectoral collaborations between ministries of Environment and Education to ensure effective climate change education for supporting our young students."
.@joanne_manda, Senior SDG Investment Advisor, Sustainable Finance Hub, @UNDP, noted, "We are looking at a new generation of world leaders and business people who have a much stronger sense of custodianship for the environment compared to the generation before."
.@KalambeMalhar, FCL Climate Rockstar, and Founder, @beachpleaseIND, said, "World leaders and govts need to give more importance to grassroots level initiatives because the world is not changed by your opinions but by your examples."
"We believe that climate education is essential if we want to build a bigger youth movement where young people are equipped with the skills and knowledge to take the lead and be part of the policies and solutions at all levels," she added.