KIPPRA held the 3rd Youth in Climate Change Symposium on 3rd November 2023 in Nairobi. The symposium, which was themed “Catalyzing Climate Action: Empowering Youths for COP28 and Beyond,” brought together youth in climate action space. KIPPRA Executive Director Dr Rose Ngugi and Director Economic Management, Dr Eldah Onsomu addressed the symposium.
The primary objective of the symposium was to establish a platform for policy dialogue among stakeholders within the public policy realm. The forum provided young people with an opportunity to explore potential areas and opportunities for youth involvement in accelerating the achievement of sustainable and inclusive development through active engagement in climate change actions; convened young people from grassroots youth-led organizations throughout the country, with a focus on diversity in terms of gender, regional representation, individuals with disabilities, and other special interest groups; enhanced the capacity of young people in strengthening and sustaining youth-led initiatives in climate change action, as well as facilitating their networking with other key stakeholders, including the government, develop a framework to consolidate the voice of young people in climate action leading up to COP28; and identified valuable insights on how to effectively engage, collaborate with, and harness the efforts of young people in the pursuit of climate action.
Moreover, the symposium harnessed expertise from various sectors and regions in Kenya to discuss climate change issues with the goal of building momentum for COP28. It also served as a platform through which the capacity of young people is developed to influence policies.
