CONFERENCE IN GLASGOW ON CLIMATE CHANGE (COP26)
We’re in Glasgow for the 26th UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26) to promote the role of civil society by emphasizing an approach that position the most vulnerable and marginalized one at the heart of solutions.
From October 31st to November 12th, 2021, representatives from more than 190 countries will gather in Glasgow, United Kingdom for this global climate summit. The conference aims to advance the objectives set out in the Paris Agreement and to accomplish the tasks necessary for its full realization. For the first time since the Paris Agreement, signatory countries must update their plan to reduce their country’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Several experts agree on the importance and urgency of COP26.
As a co-convener on multiple activities, we will be present to ensure the full consideration of climate change’s impact on water – climate change is water change. It is the first year that an official pavilion is dedicated to water within a COP – which is a first step but not the last.
Activities Program:
Today’s choices, Tomorrow’s Impact – Youth Action in the Water and Climate Nexus
This session will highlight young leaders that have been creating their own paths in advocacy, innovation and policy connecting water and climate. It will also create a platform for intergenerational experts to dialogue on issues and challenges as well as expose pathways for youth contribution and collaboration in building resilience in climate through water, such as the Youth for Water and Climate Platform.
When: Friday, November 5th | 2:30 p.m. GMT |Where: Water Pavillion
To join the session online: www.waterforclimate.net
Co-organized by: Global Water Partnership (GWP), International Secretariat for Water (ISW), GWP CEE, Ooska News
TonFuturTonClimat – Accroître l’engagement des jeunes dans la résilience hydrique et économique des communautés
This session will discuss the strategies that we are putting in place with our local partners to increase the resilience of young people in Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin to face water and climate challenges. The #TonFuturTonClimat project will be at the heart of the discussions and the solutions presented.
When: Friday, November 5th | 5:15 p.m. GMT | Where : Pavillon climatique de la francophonie
Pour joindre la session en ligne: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89080138918
Co-organized by: Global Water Partnership (GWP), International Secretariat for Water (ISW), Global Water Partnership West Africa, Partenariat national de l’eau Burkina Faso, Partenariat national de l’eau Bénin, JVE.
Enhancing Climate Resilience by building capacity of youth in water
This session will highlight the successes and stories of young leaders and engineers building climate resilience through water. It will also facilitate an intergenerational discussion on climate change adaptation and finance. This discussion will explore barriers that prevent young water leaders from fully engaging, as well as possible solutions (such as the Youth for Water and Climate Platform) to bridge technical and financial gaps usually experienced by young people. A powerful joint youth statement with clear climate policy recommendations will also be presented.
When: Friday, November 5th| 7:00 p.m. GMT |Where: Resilience Hub
To join the session online: https://cop-resilience-hub.org/
Co-organized by: International Secretariat for Water (ISW), Global Water Partnership (GWP), World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO)
Challenges and contributions of indigenous peoples in Latin America in the face of climate change
The event aims to gather first-hand the voices of representatives of various indigenous groups from Latin America, Paraguay, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Mexico, on water and climate change. Over the course of a one-and-a-half-hour session, the group will seek to answer the question: What are the challenges and contributions indigenous to adapt to climate change? How is water resilience made? This event will provide clues on how remote Indigenous communities are facing and contributing to adaptation and water resilience to climate change.
When: Friday, November 5th| 7:00 p.m. GMT |Where: Euroclima+
To join the session online:
ES: https://youtu.be/m1hwBtYmDe8
EN: https://youtu.be/39XuifyBkOc
Co-organized by: International Secretariat for Water (ISW) (et Peuples Kaiowá e Guarani repris de Guaiviry Yvy Pyte et Jere (Mato Grosso do Sul / Brésil); Secrétariat de l’environnement et des ressources naturelles de l’État d’Hidalgo; Communauté Guarani Mariscal, Mcal. Estigarribia, Boqueron de Paraguay (Boqueron, Paraguay); Municipalité de Millpo, Communauté Quechua, Ayacucho, Pérou; Communauté ethnique autochtone Zenú Nuevo Caribia de la municipalité de Necoclí, Antioquia – Colombie)
Enhancing Climate Resilience by building capacity of youth in water
This session will highlight the successes and stories of young leaders and engineers building climate resilience through water. It will also facilitate an intergenerational discussion on climate change adaptation and finance. This discussion will explore barriers which prevent young water leaders from fully engaging, as well as possible solutions (such as the Youth for Water and Climate Platform) to bridge technical and financial gaps usually experienced by young people. A powerful joint youth statement with clear climate policy recommendations will also be presented.
When: Friday, November 5th| 7:00 p.m. GMT |Where: Resilience Hub
To join the session online: https://cop-resilience-hub.org/
Co-organized by: International Secretariat for Water (ISW), Global Water Partnership (GWP), World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO)
Youth and decision makers discuss nature, energy, water, and sustainability in the global economy
This panel will feature an intergenerational and international discussion on critical areas of climate and social justice. Youth from Europe and high-level decision-makers will engage in a dialogue on opportunities, challenges, and ways to make climate and sustainability policies participatory.
When: Thursday, November 11th | 10:30 a.m. GMT |Where: EU Pavillon
Co-organized by: The European and World Youth Parliaments for Water joined their forces to propose a Side Event intervention on the EU Pavilion at the COP26 in collaboration with other youth organizations (European Economic and Social Committee, Youth for Nature, European Youth Energy Network, Fair Trade Advocacy Office, Generation Climate Europe, Young leaders in Energy & Sustainability, BRICS Youth Energy Agency).
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