For 2023, the Awards seek to highlight the innovative climate action that young people around the world are undertaking to ensure their communities are more sustainable, resilient, and equitable places to live.  Two youth awards will be selected:

  • A youth award for energy transition, and
  • A youth award for nature and eco-system based climate action.

Winners will receive a package of benefits, including travel to and participation in the COP28 Climate Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

ELIGIBILITY

Applications will be reviewed based upon the following criteria:

Youth award on energy transition:

  • A project, initiative, program or other activity (led or implemented by young people up to 35 years of age);
  • Demonstrating renewable energy and/or energy efficiency outcomes;
  • Locally led and/or community focused;
  • Utilising elements of education, training, and/or public awareness to achieve goals;
  • Addressing issues of equity in the community; and
  • Be already implemented, or in the course of implementation.

Youth award on nature and eco-system based climate action:

  • A project, initiative, program or other activity (led or implemented by young people up to 35 years of age) in indigenous or local communities;
  • Demonstrated activities designed to increase natures’ resilience through mitigation, adaptation, and disaster risk reduction actions, including through nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem-based approaches, while minimizing negative and fostering positive impacts of climate action on biodiversity; and/or
  • Demonstrated efforts to restore, maintain and enhance nature’s contributions to people, including ecosystem functions and services…through nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem-based approaches for the benefit of all people and nature;
  • Incorporating elements of public awareness, public participation, and/or public access to information to achieve its goals;
  • Addressing issues of equity in the community; and
  • Be already implemented, or in the course of implementation.

BENEFITS

The Global Climate Action Award seeks to support youth by raising awareness of their work, providing a platform from which to share their priorities and knowledge, and helping them to further develop their capacities.

Award winners will therefore receive:

  • UN Climate Change Award certificate presented at a special awards event at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  • Travel, daily allowance, to participate in COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in the UAE
  • Opportunities to network and present work to policymakers during the UN Climate Change Conference.
  • A video produced about their initiative and distributed to the media
  • Dedicated webpage on the UN Climate Change website
  • Participation in relevant speaking arrangements throughout 2024
  • Year-long mentoring programme tailored to the needs of each winner

 

 

HOW DO I APPLY?

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Applications must be completed online by midnight Central European Time on October 15, 2023.