Children, Youth and Climate Action: Empowering Young Minds

Empowering children and youth to actively address the climate crisis by strengthening foundational climate literacy, fostering strategic partnerships, and promoting innovation that supports child-centred co-production, communication, application, and monitoring of climate services.

Objectives of the Event

• Launch COPE’s Climate Change book, presenting its innovative approach to making climate science accessible to young people.
• Highlight partnership approaches, including WMO’s collaboration with Save the Children on child-centered disaster risk reduction and climate services.
• Showcase case studies of NMHS partnership with Save the Children in Malawi, Bangladesh and Sahelian countries, demonstrating practical methods for youth and child engagement.
• Foster dialogue and collaboration, encouraging new ideas and partnerships for advancing youth climate literacy and action.
• Initiate awareness and engagement around the upcoming WMO Youth Action Plan

Provisional Agenda

• 11:00 Opening remarks
  • Ko Barret, DSG, WMO (confirmed)
  • Inger Ashling, CEO, Save the Children (confirmed, online)[em1]
  • Martha Keswick, COPE (launching the Climate Change book with DSG)
• 11:20 Global Impact of the COPE Initiative
  • Lina Suarez, COPE
  • Mariko Jesse, COPE
• 11:30 Climate Service Case Studies
  • Ousmane Ndiaye, SG ACMAD (tbc)
  • Javed Meandad SC Bangladesh and RIMES on child-centred climate services and anticipatory action in Bangladesh
  • Dr. Lucy MTILATILA, PR Malawi on DCCMS support for child-centred climate services with Save the Children Malawi (tbc)
  • Emma Visman, Save the Children Lead Climate and AA
• 12:00 The Future of Youth Engagement at WMO
  • Theo Wellington, WMO
• 12:15 Interactive discussion/Q&A — strengthening engagement and partnerships
• 12:30 Closing