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Youth Climate Collective
A tech-enabled platform for youth and climate decision-makers to inspire collective change
SURVEY REPORT
India’s Youth on Climate & Health
A survey report on five perspectives of young people on climate change & health you should know
1. METHODOLOGY
An online survey, comprising 15 questions, was rolled out from July to November 2023 through a digital platform in the English language. It was taken by 819 respondents and aims to understand young people's perspectives on the causes, perceived threats, and impacts of climate change, particularly on human health.
2. INSIGHTS
Young people recognise climate change as a serious threat and are concerned about the effects on their physical and mental health. While they are eager to engage in efforts to address it, they lack a deeper understanding of the root causes and long-term impacts of climate change.
3. OPPORTUNITIES
Young people have the potential to engage with and add impetus to mainstream climate programs. By empowering them with deep knowledge, equipping them with the right skills, amplifying their voices, and actively involving them in decision-making, we can work towards a sustainable future.
Inspired by the insights and opportunities in the report, the Youth Climate Collective is conducting a webinar titled 'Bridging Perspectives: Integrating youth voices in climate action'.
Date: 5th June from 5 pm to 6 pm IST. We have limited seats, sign-up here!
WHAT WE DO
Exploring & addressing youth’s concerns at the intersection of climate, health and beyond
We are building digital platform that facilitates dynamic exchange between young people, decision-makers, and climate focused organisations by igniting collective action and integrating youth participation into mainstream climate policies, programs and solutions.
OUR APPROACH
We are prioritizing exploring climate change's impact on human health, the environment, and well-being of young people. In parallel, we are exploring avenues to expand this model to engage young people in other emerging and developing markets as well as grow beyond health to education, livelihoods, mental health among other sectors.
To drive engagement, the platform will initiative a two-way dialogue between youth at one end and mainstream public as well as private climate organisations at the other end:
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We will elevate hyperlocal needs and aspirations of young people around climate and health from their immediate surroundings and use it to facilitate constructive learning with public and private climate-focused organisations to enable action.
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Through our diverse and vast network of young people, we will provide a sandbox environment, connecting youth to mainstream private and public climate organisations, to generate ideas, inputs on policies and programs, rapid prototype early solution ideas and stress-test implementation plans.
Young people are not only victims of climate change; they are active change agents with potential to contribute to climate action.
HOW IT WORKS
Our 3 point agenda
The Youth Climate Collective platform will anchor on 3 key areas. This will ensure a holistic approach such that knowledge, practice, and policy inform one another, creating an end-to-end process for systemic change.
1. FACILITATE LEARNING
Facilitating dialogue between youth, subject matter experts and policy makers to understand climate impacts, particularly on ‘one’ health, identifying needs, and uncovering opportunities for innovative solutions and policy action
2. ENABLE ACTION
Building an innovation space for youth and organisations to co-create prototypes and test solutions that address issues at the intersection of youth, climate and ‘one’ health
3. DRIVE IMPLEMENTATION
Creating partnerships between youth, organisations driven to combat the threat to health from climate change, and government entities that design and scale interventions, to collaborate, while centring youth voices
Upcoming Activities
1. FACILITATE LEARNING
YOUTH SURVEY
Expand the 819 young people survey 'India’s Youth on Climate & Health' to a larger representative respondent sample with detailed questions. Further, build on the climate change intersectionality theme and conduct surveys to unpack young people's perspectives on climate change x jobs ; climate change x education ; climate change x gender, among others.
LANDSCAPE STUDY
A landscape study of current efforts, successes, and gaps in the Youth x Climate Change x Health space in India
Join us for a convening to lay the foundation and build a collective vision for Youth Climate Collective.
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2. ENABLE ACTION
DIALOGUE SERIES
Launch a bimonthly dialogue series as a digital space for private and public sector experts to communicate with youth and understand their concerns and changes they want to see for Health x Climate issues.
YOUTH CIRCLES
Identify regional champions to lead community building through online ‘Youth Circles’ for action-oriented discussions, ideation sessions, and youth-inspired recommendations for mitigating the climate crisis
3. DRIVE IMPLEMENTATION
PARTNERSHIP BUILDING
Build partnerships with relevant government departments and organisations to provide inputs on climate and health policies and collaborate on the design and scale of programs
GAMIFIED DIGITAL PLATFORM
Build the first version of the inter-sectoral digital platform that acts as a networking hub between youth and organisations; research and dissemination tool and data bank, gathering feedback on use cases and experience.
CONNECT
Partner with us
We are looking for thought partners and supporters in this journey. We would love to hear from you.
For more information, please email us
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