COP27 opened on 6 November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. This year the conference featured the first ever Children and Youth Pavilion and inaugural Youth-Led Climate Forum, providing young advocates an opportunity to participate in the global climate conversation. During the opening session, the Conference of the Youth (COY17) presented their demands, which had been decided prior to the opening of COP27. The objectives covered: Action for Climate Empowerment, Adaptation and Resilience, and Accessible Finance.
Read more about the COP27 Youth and Future Generation Day here.
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COP27 - The "African COP"
Some have been calling COP27 the “African COP.” Africa accounts for only 3.8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet its countries suffer the greatest impacts from climate change. As the crisis grows, loss and damage is an important topic for children and youth.
Big Topic - Loss and Damage
Of the topics to emerge from COP27, Loss and Damage was one the biggest. It refers to climate-related damages suffered by the least developed countries and compensation from the wealthiest nations who are the greatest perpetrators of climate change. Read more about Loss and Damage, what it is, and what is being done from the Loss and Damage Collaboration.
COP27 was extended due to disagreements between rich and developing nations over creating a fund focused on helping poor nations better address climate change.
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Young Ugandan climate-action activists Hilda Flavia Nakabuye and Patience Nabukalu received media attention at COP27. They attended the summit to bring global awareness to the human toll tied to increasing extreme weather resulting from climate change. Read more from Human Rights Watch.
11-year-old Licypriya “Licy” Kangujam from India called upon the United States and other wealthy nations to compensate poor countries who bear the greatest negative impact from carbon emissions. So motivated to get the attention of world leaders at COP27, Licy sold tea and coffee at a market stall to afford the trip from India to Egypt. Find Licy’s story here.
Krishna Ariola, campaigner at the Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development and co-founder of the Negros Occidental based Youth for Climate Hope (Y4CH) advocated at COP27 on behalf of Filipino youth and the call to abolish fossil fuel use and demand for climate justice. Learn more about her experience here.
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Enactus and COP27
- Ain Shams University participates at COP27. From the university website.
- The UNICEF-Enactus Egypt partnership was recognized when Youth 3.0 Challenge winners were celebrated at “imaGen Ventures: Celebrating Young Green Changemakers Addressing Environmental Challenges.” The session took place adjacent to COP27. Read more here.
- De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom held its own COP27 event in advance of the UN conference. Enactus Chair Komal Shahzadi participated on a panel that addressed questions and ideas for a greener future for the planet. Here is the DMU release.
