Strengthening youth engagement in city climate action through global collaboration
The City Youth Engagement Network is a peer-to-peer collaboration space where cities share knowledge, strategies and support to strengthen meaningful youth participation in local climate action. It provides city teams with resources and practical learning to build and improve youth engagement platforms and embed young people’s perspectives in decision-making.
As part of C40’s wider work on youth engagement, the network helps cities create opportunities for young people to contribute ideas, influence policy and take part in implementing climate solutions at neighbourhood and citywide levels.
Core areas of action on youth engagement in climate policy
Creating new youth engagement platforms
Providing cities with tools and resources to establish new structures for young people to participate in climate decision-making.
Strengthening existing platforms
Supporting cities to build stronger relationships with young people and implement more inclusive climate actions.
Connecting platforms across cities
Driving collaboration and knowledge sharing between youth engagement platforms, enabling cities to learn from one another and develop effective strategies.
How the City Youth Engagement Network supports collaboration between cities
The network enables cities to:
- share knowledge through peer-to-peer learning on youth engagement approaches
- collaborate and problem-solve on shared challenges
- build capacity through training and workshops
- access tools, frameworks and resources for youth engagement
- enable youth engagement platforms across cities to advocate together on high-impact climate actions
Cities in the City Youth Engagement Network
Abidjan, Athens, Auckland, Buenos Aires, Chennai, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Freetown, Guadalajara, Johannesburg, Lagos, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Milan, Nairobi, New Orleans, Quezon City, Quito, Rio de Janeiro, Seattle, Stockholm, Tel Aviv, Tshwane, Vancouver