Agenda Day 6
Saturday – October 8, 2022
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM (EDT)
Youth Advocacy & Climate Action - Local, Regional & International
Youth Empowerment
Elevating Youth Voice, Promoting Youth Mentorship & Sharing Benefits for Engagement in Climate Action
Young people who constitute the majority of the population in many countries, are becoming a driving force in pursuing a low-carbon and climate-resilient future. No doubt they will be the future decision makers, planners, and policy implementers across the world, and in the Caribbean. Caribbean Tree Planting Project engaged over 4,000+ youth across the Caribbean to achieve the goal of planting 1 million trees in the region. Without their energy, commitment and actions, it would not have been possible.
This session will be facilitated by young emerging environmental professionals who will engage youth who are active in the CTTP and in international projects. They will discuss their advocacy, climate action strategies, capacity building and mentorship needs and explore the benefits of employment in the environmental sustainability sector.
Facilitated discussion with CTPP youth on:
Youth climate action innovative strategies in the Caribbean & internationally
Report on Caribbean Youth Stockholm +50 Youth Policy Paper - 4th Version Youth Assembly 2022 & recommendations
Strategies to closing the generation gap in climate action & required mentorship for emerging climate action activists
Benefits of working on climate action projects and joining the environmental sector workforce
MODERATORS
Talya Mohammed, CTPP Regional Youth Director & T&T PlantYuhRoots Coordinator T & T & Sustainable Development Strategist-Energy, HSE & Climate, Trinidad and Tobago
Sean McCoon, Environment Tobago & Senior Corporate Communications Manager, The Division of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transport - The Tobago House of Assembly
Alpha Sennon, Founder & CEO, WHYFARM, Youth Advocacy & Climate Action - Local, Regional & International, Trinidad and Tobago
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Christianne Zakour, CTPP Ambassador T&T, member of ‘The Major Group of Children and Youth to UN Environment
(UNEP-MGCY) a.k.a Global Youth for Environment (GCYE)
Richard Sebro, President, Central Pathfinder Environmental Foundation, T&T
Dilano Rapsey, Peter Rapsey Plant Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago
Dr. Tessa Barry, Capacity Building and Stakeholder Analysis, Agricultural Base Researcher for the University of Liverpool, JRI Consultancy, Grenada
Afeefa Richardson, Caribbean Climate Network Fellow, Guyana
Omobola Eko, Founder, Urban Tree Revival Initiative, Nigeria
Jacklyn Broomes, Agricultural Manager, Mount Gay Distilleries Ltd, Barbados
Jamila Falak, Team Lead, Caribbean Tree Planting (CTPP) Jamaica
Britney Grimes, Team Lead, Caribbean Tree Planting Project (CTPP), Barbados