Youth Organizations Receive Only Small Percentage Of Global Climate Funding - Betterlife Founder
Date
11/11/2024 5:12:38 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 11. Only 1.6 percent
of global climate funding is allocated to youth organizations, said
Denise Ayebare, founder of Betterlife organization, at the YNA's
COP29 Youth Leadership Forum in Baku, Trend
reports.
“Any discussion without youth is a discussion without a future.
For young people, the future is now. It is not tomorrow, and we
don't want to be included in it in two and a half years. The future
is now. We want a seat at the table to discuss issues that affect
us. We want action, not just rhetoric. We should no longer be
engaged in advocacy alone. It's time for action, even when it comes
to climate finance,” Ayebare said.
She also highlighted that young people are trying to be
innovative and find solutions. However, if youth do not receive
support, there will be no climate action or innovative
solutions.
The opening ceremony of the much-anticipated COP29 conference
has kicked off today at the Baku Olympic Stadium.
The highest-level event within COP29, the World Leaders Climate
Action Summit, will take place on November 12-13.
The decision to host COP29 in Azerbaijan was made at the COP28
plenary session held in Dubai on December 11 of last year.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,
signed in June 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, aims to
prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system. The
“COP” (Conference of the Parties) is the highest governing body
responsible for overseeing the convention's implementation.
A total of 198 countries participate in the convention. Unless
otherwise agreed, COP is held annually. The first COP took place in
Berlin in March 1995, with its secretariat headquartered in
Bonn.
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