This page presents targeted outreach activities to foster exchange on capacity-building at the national and regional level such as thematic dialogues and/or workshops co-organized during regional climate weeks.
Such promotion of strategic stakeholder engagement is a key part of the current PCCB workplan.
PCCB Side events at Regional Climate Weeks: You(th) in capacity-building
Background
In an effort to further expand the PCCB’s engagement with youth in the context of climate change capacity-building, the PCCB will be hosting a series of side events titled "You(th) in capacity-building" during the virtual thematic sessions of Regional Climate Weeks 2021. This virtual event series will be implemented as part of the PCCB’s efforts to promote strategic stakeholder engagement to foster exchange on capacity-building through outreach activities at the national or regional level (workplan activity C.4). It will provide a space for members of the PCCB Network and Youth Ambassadors to share their experiences and exchange knowledge and best practices of their work with regards to capacity-building and youth engagement in climate action.
Through these side events at the Regional Climate Weeks in 2021, the PCCB in collaboration with the PCCB Network aims to facilitate climate action in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), Asia-Pacific (AsP) and Africa regions. In light of the 2021 focus area of the PCCB on building capacity to facilitate a coherent implementation of NDCs in the context of national development plans, participants will also be encouraged to discuss the role of youth, who have been architects in the development of the 2030 Agenda, in addressing climate and development goals more coherently. At the same time, the aim is to align the side events with the three thematic tracks of the Regional Climate Weeks: Track 1- “National actions and economy wide approaches”, Track 2- “Integrated approaches for climate resilient development” and Track 3- “Seizing transformation opportunities”.
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Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week: Enhancing youth engagement in climate action through capacity-building
As part of the Regional Climate Weeks side event series, the PCCB hosted the first side event of the series "You(th) in capacity-building" on May 11th.The side event provided a platform to explore how youth can take a leading role in capacity-building efforts and how capacity-building of youth at the regional level can be facilitated through networks and innovative partnerships with academia and research institutions. Members of the PCCB Network and youth activists from the region shared their experience and exchanged knowledge and best practices of their work with regards to capacity-building engagement in climate action. The side-event took the format of a panel discussion to reflect on what is needed to scale-up and enhance youth capacity-building initiatives in the region.
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Asia-Pacific Climate Week: The role of youth in building capacities to support the coherent implementation of the nationally determined contributions and national development plans.
Nationally determined contributions (NDCs) are at the heart of the Paris Agreement and the achievement of long-term sustainable development goals (SDGs). From planning to implementation of the NDCs and SDGs, youth have a critical role to play as active agents of change. Recognizing the transformative role of youth, the PCCB in collaboration with the PCCB Network, through the second side event of the series 'You(th) in capacity-building' at the UNFCCC climate week in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021 on July 6th, provided a platform for regional dialogue to explore the role of youth, and enhance youth engagement in the NDC processes in developing countries and how to better align these processes with existing national development plans. The side-event featured a panel discussion, where members of the PCCB Network and youth ambassadors from the region had the opportunity to share their experiences and exchange knowledge and best practices of their work related to NDC implementation in coherence with national development plans.
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Africa Climate Week: The role of youth in building capacities to support the coherent implementation of the nationally determined contributions and national development plans.
Recognizing the transformative role of youth, the third edition of the "You(th) in Capacity-building" series at the Africa Climate Week, provided a platform for regional dialogue to promote effective resilience-building amongst young people at local, national, and regional levels in Africa, as well as the role of African youth in building community resilience to climate change impacts through capacity-building. The dialogue focused on the role of youth and their capacities in enhancing resilience for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) implementation and national development plans. This side-event was organized by the PCCB in collaboration with the PCCB Network at the Virtual Thematic Sessions of Africa Climate Week on 29th September 2021. Members of the PCCB Network and youth ambassadors from Africa had the chance to share their experiences and exchange knowledge and best practices of their work with regards to capacity-building and enhancing resilience for NDC implementation and national development plans.
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Middle East and North Africa Climate Week: The Role of Youth and Their Capacities in Enhancing Resilience for Nationally Determined Contribution Implementation and National Development Plans
Recognizing the transformative role of youth, the Paris Committee on Capacity Building (PCCB) in collaboration with the PCCB Network will facilitate an event through the “You(th) in capacity-building” side event at the UNFCCC climate week in the MENA region in 2022. This event will provide a platform for regional dialogue to promote effective resilience building amongst young people at local, national, and regional levels in the MENA region. It will also explore and promote the role of MENA youth in building community resilience to climate change impacts through capacity-building.
This event is scheduled during the MENA Climate Week series. It takes place 31 March 2022 from 12:45-13:45 GST. The event is in person at the Atlantis hotel on The Palm in Dubai, UAE, in Spice A – Room B, Davos 6.
The event can be viewed through a live stream here.
A recording of the event and an outcomes article will be posted here after the event.
Capacity-building Knowledge to Action Days
The Capacity-building Knowledge to Action Days event series were held at the 2019-2020 Regional Climate Weeks in Latin America & the Caribbean, in the Asia-Pacific and in Africa, as well as at COP 25, They aimed at identifying context-driven responses to capacity gaps and needs at the local and national level.
Universities and research institutions in developing countries (including the least developed countries) have a central role to play in the preparation and implementation of NAPs and NDCs.
These events provided spaces where such institutions could interact and exchange experiences on addressing capacity-building gaps and needs, with relevant stakeholders involved in the preparation and implementation of NAPs and NDCs with a view to accelerating climate action and increasing climate ambition.
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