The PCCB Network facilitates regional activities in order to build stronger connections between local capacity-building communities. The focus regions include Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Asia-Pacific (AsP), Africa, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
The PCCB Network has a wide distribution of members across all regions, as seen below:
| Activities similar to those of 2021 are planned for 2022. More will be posted as information becomes available. |
Regional Climate Weeks 2021: You(th) in Capacity-buildingBackgroundIn an effort to further expand the PCCB’s engagement with youth in the context of climate change capacity-building, the PCCB hosted a series of side events during the virtual thematic sessions of Regional Climate Weeks 2021. This virtual event series was 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 provided 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 aimed to facilitate climate action in the LAC, 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 were also 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 was 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”. ObjectivesThis side event series aimed to:
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Middle East and North Africa: You(th) in Capacity-buildingThe Role of Youth and Their Capacities in Enhancing Resilience for Nationally Determined Contribution Implementation and National Development PlansRecognizing 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. |
Africa: You(th) in Capacity-buildingThe Role of Youth and Their Capacities in Enhancing Resilience for Nationally Determined Contribution Implementation and National Development PlansRecognizing 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. |
Asia-Pacific: You(th) in Capacity-buildingThe Role of Youth in Building Capacities to Support the Coherent Implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions and National Development PlansNationally 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. |
Latin America and the Caribbean: You(th) in Capacity-buildingEnhancing Youth Engagement in Climate Action Through Capacity-buildingOrganized by the PCCB in collaboration with the PCCB Network at the Virtual Thematic Sessions of Latin America & the Caribbean Climate Week on May 11th 2:00-2:50pm (GMT-4), the first event in a series of regional side events took the format of a panel discussion to reflect on what is needed to enhance youth capacity-building initiatives in the region. Members of the PCCB Network and youth activists from LAC had the chance to share their experiences and exchange knowledge and best practices of their work with regards to capacity-building and engagement in climate action. 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. |
1st Regional MeetupsThe PCCB Network organized the first Regional Meetups to fill the need for further regional dialogue coordination, and collaboration between PCCB Network members as requested by the members at the 2nd Annual Meeting of the PCCB Network. The purpose of the Regional Meetups is to provide the PCCB Network members with a space to build rapport and explore synergies, enhance peer-to-peer learning, and facilitate information exchange with other members of the Network. The Regional Meetups in the LAC, Africa, and the AsP regions focused on assessing the status quo of capacity-building efforts and the related gaps and needs in the regions. The discussions also explored regional networking and collaboration opportunities as identified by the participating Network members.  |