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RCRC Climate & YOUth Summit

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Welcome to the global and virtual RCRC Climate & YOUth Summit on 9.9.2021 at 8:30-12 AM & 3:30-7PM (CEST)

We warmly invite you to our Movement’s first youth-led climate event organised by IFRC Youth Commission and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre! On this page, you can follow the sessions in progress, find networking platforms and read details of all the session.


FIRST PART OF THE SUMMIT / Agenda
8:30 – 12 AM (CEST)

Time Session Speakers
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome IFRC Presentation
IFRC Youth Commission Michelle Chew
RCRC Climate Centre, Director Maarten Van Aalst
8:45 – 9:30 By youth from youth: RCRC Strategy on
Youth-led Climate Action
IFRC Youth Commission
RCRC Climate Centre
British Red Cross
Global Center on Adaptation
9:30 – 10:15 Breakout 1

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Room 1: ‘Disasterous’ Dinner: Community Preparedness Engagement Tool
Australian Red Cross

Room 2: New Climate Initiatives During Covid-19
Timor-Leste Red Cross Society & British Red Cross

Room 3: Youth in Promotion of Safe shelter for Climate Change Adaptation
Uganda Red Cross Society

Room 4: Climate Change Adaptation From a Climate Justice Lens
Sustainability Week Pakistan & YAEED & GCA Youth Adaptation Network
10:15 -10:45
 
Break  
10:45 -11:00
 
Conference of the parties (COP):
Role of Red Cross Red Crescent
RCRC Climate Centre
11:00 -11:45 Breakout 2

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Room 1: Creating Impact at COP
RCRC Climate Centre

Room 2: National Societies as Institutional Change Makers
Maldivian Red Crescent & Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

Room 3: Success Stories of Y-Adapt
Uganda Red Cross Society & British Red Cross

Room 4: Protecting Children in Climate Change Related Disasters
IFRC
 
11:45 – 12:00 Reflection on the First Part of the Summit IFRC Youth Commission
RCRC Climate Centre
 

 

Time PM (CEST) Session  
12-1 Lunch  
1:00 – 2:00 Networking in Gather Town Enter by clicking this
2:00 – 3:00 Climate Change Game: Decisions for Seasons Enter by clicking this
3:00 – 3:30 Networking in Gather Town Enter by clicking this



SECOND PART OF THE SUMMIT 
3:30 – 7PM (CEST)

 
Summit Agenda


Breakout sessions: 12 themes to choose from

We all have different interests and backgrounds in the Movement – hopefully the wide collection of the sessions will help you with choosing the themes that support your interests and climate action the most.  Please feel free to check the session introductions and read about our amazing facilitators.


Got lost? Joining the Summit bit later? Other questions? Come to the lobby!

Summit’s lobby is open when the plenary sessions are not running, please enter to the lobby by clicking this. Lobby will help you to find the right sessions if you get lost and with other questions regarding the Summit. You can also contact event organisers by sending an email to youth@climatecentre.org.

Break and Networking

Join Global RCRC Climate Youth Community!

Welcome to the global community of Red Cross and Red Crescent youth members that are passionate about taking climate action in their communities. In our new Facebook group, we connect, share, learn and inspire together.

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