KNOCA - Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies转发了
On 14 October, Child Rights International Network - CRIN, Youth and Environment Europe (YEE) and KNOCA - Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies came together to host a webinar that highlights the impact of children and young people in climate assemblies across the world. ?? Key takeaways from our webinar included the following: - Citizens’ assemblies on the climate crisis must consider how to best include children and youth to ensure true citizen representation. Children and young people are citizens now, as well as future citizens who will be impacted by the decisions made today. - Many climate decision-making spaces are not accessible to, nor inclusive of, children and young people - particularly at the global levels. Climate assemblies can be a positive way to ensure children and young people have opportunities to influence decisions being made at all levels of governance. Future global climate assemblies might also help us address the chronic lack of child and youth representation on the global stage. - The impacts of involving children and youth in climate assemblies are wide ranging. These impacts include increased climate literacy and sustainable behaviour changes among children and young people, as well as in their families, schools and communities; strengthened intergenerational learning, relationships and understanding; enhanced legitimacy of assembly recommendations;?and climate policies that better reflect the interests of all current generations. - Creating a safe, positive and inclusive space during assemblies is key to ensuring that every participant can share their views, ideas and experiences. There are unique, practical, safeguarding, ethical and design considerations when involving children and youth, which can and should be navigated by collaborating with child and youth organisations with expertise in these fields. - Involving children and young people in the design, agenda setting and facilitation of climate assemblies ensures that process and outcomes best reflect their needs and interests; this makes their addition a meaningful experience for all involved. - Climate assemblies are allowed to be interactive and engaging! ?? Using creative, participatory methods like drama, play, future visioning, art and even getting outside into nature helps children and youth (as well as adults) to connect with each other and their environment. They can learn, deliberate, have fun and develop innovative, out-of-the box ideas in wilder spaces. Creativity means that everyone can express themselves in their own, unique way. - Climate assemblies should empower and support younger citizens to take forward and implement their own climate actions, as well as informing and influencing climate decision-making policies.? ?? For a larger summary, access to shared resources or to watch our event in full, see bit.ly/40roHvi. #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateCrisis
What did you find helpful and/or interesting about the webinar? What could have been better? In what ways might you be able to apply the learnings from the conversations in your own work? We were so grateful for the chance to collaborate with Youth and Environment Europe (YEE) and KNOCA - Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies on this issue. We're looking forward to sharing and learning more with you all in the future.