Overall Outline
2024 Global YEA served as a platform for young leaders from around the world to come together and address pressing environmental challenges. Our assembly empowered youth voices, fostered collaboration, and inspired action towards a sustainable future. Through engaging workshops, interactive discussions, and impactful initiatives, participants explored key themes such as climate protection, ocean governance, plastic pollution, chemicals and waste, finance, human rights, energy efficiency and others. Young people united to amplify youth perspectives and drive positive change for the planet.
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Find more about the structure of GYEA 2024 HERE!
Day 1 - 17 February 2024
09:30 - 11:30 | S-1: High-Level Official Opening Plenary (register)
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11:30 - 12:30 | S-2: Children's Rights to a Safe, Clean and Sustainable Environment (register)
11:30 - 12:30 | S-3: Youth Engagement in Science-Policy Interfaces (register)
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13:30 - 14:15 | S-4: Voices for Change: Driving Advocacy with Eco-Spiritualities (register)
15:00 - 16:00 | S-5: Resource Efficiency and Circularity (register)
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13:30 - 16:00 | S-6: Global Foresight Workshop for Youth (In Person - Only for Selected Candidates)
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16:15 - 17:30 | S-7 Capacity for Change: Youth Briefing on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution (register)
16:30 - 17:30 | S-8: Intergenerational Stewardship for Environmental Action (register)
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17:30 - 19:00 | S-9: Final Consultation: Global Youth Declaration on Environment (register)
Day 2 - 18 February 2024
09:30 - 10:30 | S-10: Youth Engagement in Multilateral Environmental Agreements (register)
09:30 - 10:30 | S-11: One Health Alliance in the Context of Children and Youth (register)
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10.30 - 11:00 | S-12: Protection of Youth Environmental Human Rights Defenders (register)
10:30 - 12:30 | S-13: Consultation Workshop on the Revised Zero Draft Text of the International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution (register)
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13:30 - 14:30 | S-14: Ripples to Waves: How skilled Young Ocean Professionals can contribute to protected and sustainable ocean (register)
13:30 - 14:30 | S-15: Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection (register)
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14:30 - 16:00 | S-16: Presentation of Youth Declaration and High-Level Dialogue (register)
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16:30 - 19:00 | S-17: Final Consultation on Draft Resolutions (register)
GET IN TOUCH
For more information, please contact:
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Zuhair Ahmed Kowshik and Gyubin Hwang
Global Coordinators