YOUTH ACTION CLIMATE ACTION OCEAN CONFERENCE 12 JUNE 2021

CLIMATE CRISIS YOUTH IN ACTION CONFERENCE - 12 June 2021

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ART & MUSIC - One way of getting our message across to world leaders is with visual and audible messages that stick.

In the run-up to COP-26, the UNA Climate and Oceans (UNA) 'Youth Council' organized an exciting student event addressing some of the key issues facing our planet today.

During the conference, we heard from expert speakers and those impacted by climate change issues directly, covering a range of United Nations SDG topics.

Students and young professionals from the UNA's Youth Council will be introducing speakers, leading panel discussions, and asking the questions you want answered. The event also featured inspiring displays of artwork, poetry and music in between the talks. One performance that particularly attracted us, by way of encapsulating the youth spirit, is embedded below. We hope it inspires you as much as it did us.

[left] LOVE THE OCEANS - Love the Oceans is a non-profit marine conservation organisation supporting work in Jangamo Bay, Mozambique. They are supporting the community to protect and study the diverse marine life found here, including many species of sharks, rays and the famous humpback whales. They use research, education and diving to drive action towards a more sustainable future. Their ultimate goal is to support the community in establishing a Marine Protected Area for the Inhambane Province in Mozambique, achieving higher biodiversity whilst protecting endangered species. They were recently recognised as 1 of 15 global grassroots #forcesforchange by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and received international recognition for their work.

[middle] E EXTREME - Extreme E is a new electric rally series that aims to demonstrate the effects that climate change and human activity have had on our planet. At each race location, Extreme E partners with a local organisation to create legacy projects to address a climate issue in that area. The teams feature world-class drivers such as Jenson Button (former F1 world champion), Sebastian Loeb (9 time world rally champion) and a team created by Lewis Hamilton (7 time F1 world champion). Presented by Louisa Tholstrup. www.extreme-e.com

[right] CASCADE - Cascade is an app that harnesses the power of individual action to create a more sustainable world. By combining climate research with behavioural insights, they are offering users an engaging app experience making sustainability accessible and fun. The app idea was synthesized by a number of students at the University of Cambridge, but the development team now consists of people from all over the world. The app is still in the development stage and is set to be released in 2022. Presented by Tse Uweja

In all walks of life and all over the planet, people are trying to make a difference. The collective is that international policies and thinking is changing. It may seem slow, but by doing what you are doing, no matter that it seems an impossible task, you can move mountains.

As well as providing food for thought, the Youth Council aim for attendees to actively get involved with UNA Climate and Oceans, and with the global youth climate movement. They introduced us to their International Youth Ambassadors, and gathered the views of attendees, which which they will then collate into a report which is to be sent to COP-26 leaders and the UN Secretary General, António Guterres.

UNA C&O Youth Council hope that by sharing these reports to those with global platforms, they are ensuring that the people have their voices heard by those in power. You will also have the opportunity to be part of a global network of young people organized by the UNA Climate and Oceans Youth Council.


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Russ Carrington is a specialist in regenerative farming, brought in by Knepp Estate, the world renowned rewilding project, to begin their regenerative agriculture venture. Previously, he was the managing director for the Pasture-Fed Livestock Association (PFLA).	Niamh Kelly is policy research officer for the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, and was involved in their recent ‘Foresight 2.0 Report’, which focuses on the policies and reforms necessary to achieve sustainable and healthy diets.	Dr. Divya Sharma is a lecturer in Sustainable Development in the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex. Her expertise lies in agroecology, food sovereignty and the role of smallholder farmers in transitions to sustainability, particularly in the global South.
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Delaney Reynolds is a Marine Science student at the University of Miami. She is the founder and CEO of the Sink or Swim Foundation: an educational and political advocacy organisation focused on a number of climate change topics including sea-level rise. On World Oceans Day 2017, Delaney was invited by UNESCO and the Everglades National Park to speak on behalf of the world's oceans at the United Nations.	Diva Amon is a deep-sea biologist and National Geographic Explorer. She is a Director and Founder of SpeSeas, a 2020 National Geographic Emerging Explorer, on the Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative’s Executive, a World Economic Forum’s Friend of Ocean Action, a Pew-Bertarelli Ocean Ambassador, and a Scientific Associate at the Natural History Museum, London.	Camryn Banks was raised in Flint, Michigan, where she grew her roots as an advocate for urban environmental justice. She demonstrates her activism through public speaking, poetry, and social resistance. She now resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a senior at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy. She is especially passionate about poverty alleviation, urban development, public health, and social justice.
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Erika Pires Ramos is a lawyer who has dedicated her life to protecting refugees displaced by climate change. She founded La Red Sudamericana para las Migraciones Ambientales (RESAMA) to educate those in policy making positions on climate refugees, in hopes that they will implement more policy that protects them and manages environmental crises.	Pauline Owiti & Josh Tregale work for Mock COP that organises youth conferences held before the UN COP, to allow young people who are passionate about climate change to get together, share their views and feed into climate change negotiations. Pauline also works as a Community Scout for the Kenya Wildlife Service and is a Youth Policy Advisor for the Sustainable Ocean Alliance.
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-	Sohayla Eldeeb is the Director of Global Outreach at Zero Hour an youth-led organisation that educates, trains and provides resources for young activists across the world. Zero Hour has previously organised youth marches and climate summits, and in 2019 they used their Miami Climate Summit to train 350 young people in political organising. Sohayla was recognised by the UN and served as a United Nations Ambassador for the #itstartswithus campaign, and was awarded the Dubby Shulman Young Scientist of the Year and the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award.	-

LINKS & REFERENCE

https://www.una-climateandoceans.org/
https://www.facebook.com/unaclimateoceans/
https://www.instagram.com/unaclimateoceans/
https://www.blue-growth.org/Politics_Blue_Growth/UNA_Oceans_Climate/Youth_Action_Climate_Oceans_Conference12June2021.htm

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-climate-crisis-youth-in-action-tickets-145199580855

www.extreme-e.com

https://www.una-climateandoceans.org/
https://www.facebook.com/unaclimateoceans/
https://www.instagram.com/unaclimateoceans/

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