European Youth Adaptation Forum

The European Youth Adaptation Forum was aimed at ensuring youth voices from the region are present, heard and considered in the adaptation agenda, including in the review of the Global Goal on Adaptation.

Event description:

The European Youth Adaptation Forum contributed to the review of the Global Goal on Adaptation and brought together young people, youth organizations, students networks, policy makers, global experts, international organizations, the private sector and United Nations agencies, with the overall objective of elevating youth voices and increasing the power of influence of young people worldwide in the adaptation agenda.

The European Youth Adaptation Forum aimed to: 

• Identify youth priorities and recommendations regarding the achievement and implementation of the Global Goal on Adaptation
• Elevate youth voices across the globe through GCA’s platform allowing young people, especially those from marginalized and vulnerable communities, to shape the international adaptation agenda
• Showcase youth-led climate-resilient solutions to accelerate adaptation action

Format
The Forum took place as an official side event of the UNFCCC SB56 in Bonn and was livestreamed across the world.