YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION DAY

Weather extremes and reports of disasters make it clear: Climate change is dramatically picking up speed. At the same time, concern about climate change makes people all over the world join and take the streets. A global climate movement has emerged.

Many groups in different countries participated at Youth Climate Action Day since 2012. They planted trees, painted posters, took part in international online workshops, organized garbage collection campaigns, built insect houses and creatively campaigned for climate protection.

What’s happening this year?

We are calling on youth groups to take action for climate protection and climate justice and are organizing a social media campaign around the UN Climate Change Conference (11 – 22 November 2024) to raise the profile of young climate activism worldwide. We are also sending our messages for climate justice to politicians in our countries and around the world. You can find more information under „Participate“ or in our call for application. Download here: Call for action YCAD ; Appel à l’action YCAD; Llamado a la Acción YCAD ; Aktions-Aufruf YCAD

Please also send in the declaration of cosent for us to use the material, you have send to us: Declaration of Consent ; Declaración de Conformidad ; Einverständniserklärung

PARTICIPATION

Anyone can take part with their own idea! Young people from all over the world are taking part in Youth Climate Action Day. They plant trees, campaign for more cycling in their city, organize swap parties, DIY workshops, discussion rounds and much more.

IMPLEMENT YOUR OWN IDEAS

Develop your own idea for a campaign on climate protection, sustainability and political engagement and put it into practice. We will be happy to support you if you have any questions.

Let us know what you have in mind at info@climateactionday.org or on Instagram.

SHOW YOUR ACTION

Draw attention to your campaign on the Internet. Post pictures, short reports, videos, audios on Instagram, Facebook or X with the hashtag #ycad24 of your actions. Link us directly via @youth_climate_actionday or send us this information so that we can share it.

SHARE YOUR MESSAGES

Record short statements together or individually about what you expect from climate policy and to achieve more climate protection and climate justice. Send us your video to info@climateactionday.org, post your messages on social media and link us.

We will create a joint video with the statements and publish it as part of the Youth Climate Action Day during the UN Climate Change Conference.

CONNECT WITH OTHERS

#ycad24 #climateactionday | @youth_climate_actionday | www.facebook.com/climateactionday

Connect with others worldwide! Get new ideas! Let others know what you are doing for the climate!

Action Ideas

Here you can find some action ideas for your climate action day. You can also share your ideas with us and we will publish them on this homepage. This way you can help other young people to plan their climate action day.

Bike manifestation for climate friendly traffic

Cars belong to largest emitters of greenhouse gases. But nevertheless streets seem to belong to them. With a colorful, loud bike tour you can advocate a better transport policy making clear that in the future the environmental alliance has priority – as there are public transport, pedestrians and cyclists. With a small party at the end you can even catch more attention, get to talk with the people and learn new things.

Chalk-Demonstration

You don’t know how to demonstrate in times of Corona? For a Chalk-Demonstration you just need chalk, time and some creativity. With chalk you are able to draw pictures, messages and even links from webpages on the ground for the people who are passing by. You can use that space to draw attention to the topics that you find most important. Use your creativity! Just make sure that you don’t draw on private property. You might check with your city administration first, if and where it is allowed to draw.

Football game for climate protection

Young people all over the world like football. Why not use this game in order to inform and sensitize youth on questions of climate change and climate protection? You can share information on issues of climate change along the competition with seminars, posters and banners.

ACTIONS ON YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION DAY 2020/22

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Here we can enter your planned activity with photo! Just contact the preparation team. We will enter your activity and we look forward to exchange.

Contact

Preparation Team of the Climate Action Day:

oikos-Institute for Mission and Ecumenism of the EKvW
United Evangelical Mission
World Student Christian Federation
Anza Entrepreneurs
Office for Youth Work of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia (EKvW)

@youth_climate_actionday

i nfo@climateactionday.org

www.climateactionday.org

www.facebook.org/climateactionday

#ycad2024 #climateactionday

Please ask our international preparation team, if you need any help:

Orgateam Germany: Miriam Albrecht, info@climateactionday.org

Asia UEM members: Irma Simanjuntak, Simanjuntak-I@vemission.org

Africa UEM members: Leah Enock, enock-l@vemission.org

WSCF: Serena Tiburtini, wscf@wscf-europe.org

Anza: Joshua Silayo, joshua@anza.co.com; Kelvin Majula, kelvin@anzaentrepreneurs.co.tz

Headergrafik: Bildnachweis: tsew.de / Motiv von Victoria Kurpas, Shutterstock.com