2024 YECAP Youth Climate Action Lab: COP 29 Edition: (Deadline 7 October, 2024)

Applications are open for the YECAP Youth Climate Action Lab: COP 29 Edition. The Youth Climate Action Lab: COP 29 Edition, organized by the Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform (YECAP), in partnership with UNICEF, Movers Programme, and Skill Our Future aims to equip young climate leaders from the Asia-Pacific region with the tools and resources needed for meaningful engagement in multilateral climate processes at COP29 to ensure the following objectives:

• Connect with youth climate leaders from the Asia-Pacific Region;
• Enhance the understanding of young people on UNFCCC negotiation process
• Explore how young people can be involved in the COP processes and negotiations;
• Engage in meaningful conversations with young climate advocates and aspiring leaders, and;
• Bridge the literacy gap and support the capacity building of APAC youth to develop negotiation and leadership skills to be part of the strategic decision making process.

From October to November 2024, selected participants will take part in a series of capacity building training sessions focused on key UNFCCC negotiation topics, grounded in the principles of climate finance, and just transition, as well as other critical areas such as adaptation, resilience, and climate justice. Furthermore, YECAP will host a post COP29 follow-up event to facilitate the exchange of key experiences, explore ways to share their learnings with their communities, and sustain their ongoing involvement with YECAP.

Benefits

The selected participants will get to:

• Connect with fellow youth climate leaders.
• Learn more about UNFCCC negotiation processes.
• Explore how you can be part of COP29.
• Engage with the experts.
• Build skills in climate finance, just transition, adaptation, resilience, and more!

Please note that this opportunity does NOT provide any funding or badge to participate in COP29 and relevant events.

Eligibility

• Open to young climate leader;
• Be from the Asia-Pacific region and ready to make a difference.

Application

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Youth Climate Action Lab.