1st National Youth Cliamte Change Forum Abuja 2009

Dear All,

Today you have taken action by joing Nigeria Youth Climate Coalition. Let me remind us that we, Young people constitute an important and significant part of the global/national population, yet, we are not reflected in our level of involvement and inclusion in decision-making processes and public debates.

As the governments is focusing on responding to the special needs and opportunities of young people, it is vital that WE,young people are included in shaping policies and services aimed to serve US

It is on this background that Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition was Formed to harmonize youths effort towards combacting climate Change, and other sustainable development issues. It also on this backgroud that NYCC is planing to Stage and effectively organised the First Ever National Youth Climate Change Forum in Abuja come October 29th, International Day of Climate Action...

Objectives of the Forum include:

A. To provide an opportunity where youths can become aware of phenomena due to climate change and share conversations on it. In the process of the Forum, youths will find ways towards sustainable green development

B. To make youths get involved in dealing with climate change in an effective manner and in the process of green development in Nigeria: build youth leadership capacities as young climate actors in Nigeria

C. To strengthen and improve cooperation and mutual interest amongst youths and other generations towards achieving sustainable national development

d. To formally launch, the Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition and re-launch African Youth Initiative on climate Change-Nigerian Chapter

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Will you sit and Watch? or will you take action?

NYCC is calling on you to contribute what ever expertise or experince that you have to the sucess of the initiative...We know you will. This is our Initiative, our Nation.You will be writing a new History!!!

To contact the team, please email us at nigycc@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you soon

Best Regards

Esther Agbarakwe

Facilitator

Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition

More than anyone else, we, the Youth, face unprecedented challenges as a result of global climate change. We also share the responsibility of addressing it. As a group, we are key moral stake-holders in the international processes treating the most important challenge of our generation: climate change. As it is our future, we will be disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change.

It is critical for present and future leaders to collaborate on finding solutions and we have and will now, and continually, make our voices heard and participate in the Local, national and international processes that aim to cope with and stop dangerous climate change.

In the past, youth have already been important actors of the discussion on climate change and have extensively been represented and contributing to the UNFCCC and other negotiations. They have gathered some experience over the last years of being an active group of stake-holder at the Conference of the Parties and other meetings conveyed in the framework of the UNFCCC like UN CSD. Youth have had a consolidated participation to the processes, working effectively as a group and building mechanisms to better cooperate with the UNFCCC secretariat.

The Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition will bring youth organizations with common interest to contribute to sustainable National Development. NYCC will provide a platform for effective youth engagement in Local and National climate policies in Nigeria while inspiring and stimulating youth action on climate Change.

NYCC will build youth leadership capacity as Climate Actors in Nigeria

Yes We Can: our vision of a safe climate future in Nigeria.