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LCIPP Annual Youth Round Table Part I: Exchange amongst Indigenous youth and youth from local communities
- Part I: Exchange amongst Indigenous youth and youth from local communities (November 8th; 13:00 -18:00)
- Part II: Dialogue with Parties and other stakeholders (November 11th; 13:00 – 15:00)
- Venue: TBC, Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre (SHICC)
- Interpretation available in the UN languages English, Spanish, Russian, French
Background and Objectives
Activity 8 of the 2nd three-year work plan of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) focuses on the role of indigenous youth and youth from local communities, and specific ways to advance the engagement of youth in designing and implementing climate policies and actions at all levels, including the UNFCCC process, such as at COP 27.
The objectives of Activity 8 are:
- Enhancing the understanding of the substance and procedures of the UNFCCC, both within and outside the Convention, and the important linkages between the international human rights standards of Indigenous peoples and the UNFCCC and other climate-related intergovernmental initiatives, including the IPCC;
- Enhancing the engagement of indigenous youth and youth from local communities in climate policy development and implementation at all levels;
- Facilitating the participation of indigenous youth and youth from local communities in intergenerational knowledge-sharing, strengthening practices on the ground and promoting intergenerational equity.
In preparation for COP27, FWG co-leads for activity 8 conducted informal consultations with indigenous youth and youth from local communities. The informal consultations gathered inputs on effective ways of designing the annual youth round table at COP27 and subsequent sessions.
Opening
- Invocation
- Opening remarks
Scene Setting
- Brief presentation on FWG and youth engagement across activities, and outcomes from informal youth consultations of the 2nd 3-year work plan
- Outcomes from discussions of roundtable 4 of Activity 1 - Part I
Round table discussion: Enhancing leadership of indigenous youth and youth from local communities on climate policy and action
Discussion Prompts:
- What practices are indigenous peoples, and local communities from your region doing to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to climate change impacts?
- How can meaningful youth engagement in climate policy development and implementation be enhanced? Are there any existing good practices, in your experience?
- What practices would enhance the engagement of indigenous youth and youth from local communities in the activities of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform or in other areas of work under the UNFCCC?
- What recommendations would you provide to the FWG to ensure that the annual youth dialogues build on one another during the workplan period, 2022 - 2024?
Break
Summarizing the outcomes from the roundtable discussions:
Summary of practices and results which could be built upon to enhance
- Exchange of experiences between Parties, indigenous youth, and youth from local communities
- Engaging youth in climate policy development and implementation meaningfully
Closing
- Summary of next steps and Part II (Open Dialogue) of the Youth Round Table
- Youth engagement opportunities at COP 27 and in the coming years
Closing invocation