Young Leaders for development
Goal 13. Climate action
Article By: Rachid Ennnassiri No one can deny the real threat that climate change poses to the survival of the planet. Several scientific research and studies, especially the recent IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C, have confirmed once again that the earth will not be able to withstand a long […]
by Phonsina Archane
“The Journey of a Thousand Miles must begin with a single step” – Lao Tzu I came across this quote at the United Nations ESCAP building in Bangkok, when I was representing Bangladesh as a youth ambassador for a high-level climate change conference in 2012. The writing was boldly engraved on a wall on the second […]
by Shah Rafayat Chowdhury
Upper East is one of the regions in Ghana that is engulfed with poverty, especially among women. The population of the region is over one million with 72% of this rural people engaged predominantly in peasant farming with climate change threatening this lifestyle due to changing rainfall patterns. The lives and livelihood of 1 million […]
by Dorcas Apoore
The High Atlas Mountains in Morocco as other mountain regions throughout the world are the source of major economic, environmental resources and ecosystem services. Mountains represent one-fifth of the world’s land and are home to 570 million people. On the 27th October 2017, I organized the Climathon High Atlas event in its first edition and first […]
by Rachid Ennassiri
In 2015, the member states of the United Nations issued a bold challenge to the world – to achieve sustainable development by 2030 through 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). One of the core themes of the goals is the eradication of poverty worldwide and central to achieving this aim is ensuring inclusive economic growth at […]
by Courtney Gehle
Anne-Sophie Dubrux and Herlinde Baeyens, the Belgian UN Youth Delegates for Sustainable Development share how young people across the world can engage with the SDGs especially ahead of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development happening now at the UN Headquarters in New York.
by Young Leaders
Courtney Gehle, EDD Young Leader 2017 interviws Nour Kays, a Green Entrepreneur, about the importance of tackling air pollution and climate change. The #SDGstudio was an exciting feature of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals stand at the European Development Days (EDDs) in Brussels on 7-8 June, 2017 #EDD17. It is a unique platform […]
by Courtney Gehle
Rachid Ennassiri is one of the 16 young leaders selected this year to attend the EDD Young Leader programme. He will speak in a high level panel under the topic “harnessing opportunities for climate change adaptation and mitigation in african cities”. According to him “EDD 17 is an opportunity to act for the preservation of […]
by Rachid Ennassiri
Day One of the European Development Days kicked off with a packed agenda full of thematic sessions, debates, brainstorming sessions and an opening ceremony with an exciting line-up featuring many world leaders including Ban Ki-Moon, Federica Mogherini, Uhuru Kenyatta sharing their visions for the next 15 years!
by Marion Osieyo
The European Commission has just announced the names of the fifteen inspiring young people from around the world who will enrich the debates at the 2019 European Development Days (EDD). These Young Leaders, aged between 21 and 26, have been chosen from among 404 applicants from 99 countries for their exceptional skills, expertise and active […]
by Reuben James Barrete
EDD Young Leader 2016, Ruben Baumer, Belgium interviews Peter Wollaert, UNITAR Fellow & Managing Director CIFAL Flanders.
by Ruben Baumer
EDD Young Leader 2017 Silvia Flores, Peru interviews Daniel Franks, Programme Manager, ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme.
by Silvia Flores
by European Commission
The world’s hopes of avoiding the dangerous effects of climate change rest on the success of the December talks in Paris. Central to the lead-up to Paris is the commitment made by countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions in Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs).
by Carmen Monges
Feeding a growing world population is one of the most pressing global challenges of our time. We are also facing the fundamental challenge of increasing production and incomes while safeguarding the environment and addressing climate change. They are two sides of the same coin.
by Catherine Mloza-Banda