09/07/2026
🌱 Young people have an important role to play in driving climate action. Meaningful participation takes more than simply creating a seat at the table.
This was the focus of our recent Youth Climate 2.0 Dialogue, held in Colombo, where students and young professionals came together to explore how global climate processes influence local realities and how more young people can engage meaningfully in climate action.
➡️ As the discussion progressed, it became clear that before talking about climate negotiations and multilateral policy processes, many participants wanted to explore how young people first engage in climate action.
Reflections from the discussion included:
📚 The importance of making climate information easier to understand and relate to, particularly for young people engaging with climate policy at the local and global levels for the first time.
💬 Better connecting climate change with everyday issues such as livelihoods, health, food systems, mobility, and economic development.
🎨 Exploring storytelling, creative media, podcasts, and the arts as ways to make climate communication more engaging and accessible.
🌍 Communicating climate information in ways that are relevant, relatable, inclusive, and accessible to different audiences.
🤝 Creating more opportunities for young people to contribute through research, policy discussions, meaningful dialogues, public consultations, and community initiatives.
As climate action increasingly cuts across development, governance, finance, and resilience, creating spaces like these can help bridge the gap between global climate processes and local realities while enabling more young people to understand, engage, and contribute.
🙏A big thank you to everyone who joined us and shared their perspectives. We look forward to continuing these conversations through future dialogues.
