MONROVIA – For the first time, thirty-three young leaders from the Youth Climate Change Initiative of Liberia (YCCIL), West African Youth Network Liberia (WAYNL) and the Liberia National Student Union (LINSU) have organized a National Climate Youth Summit to showcase climate solutions and engage with national leaders in the country. The National Youth Summit on Environment and Climate Change created a platform for young climate action leaders to showcase their solutions to national leaders and to meaningfully engage with decision-makers on the defining issues. The summit also served a medium of strengthening partnership towards youth inclusiveness into Environment and Climate Change related interventions in the country. He stated further that as a Least Developed Country (LDC) it makes us vulnerable to the impacts of Climate Change. Key issues highlighted in the Liberian Youth Common Position included: Establishment of the Liberia Youth Environmental Secretariat; Annual hosting of the National Youth Summit on the Environment and Climate Change; The Hosting of the West Africa Youth Summit on the Environment and Climate Change in June 2020; Support to Young people to form a part of National delegations to attend national, regional, and global events on the Environment and Climate Change especially the UN Framework Convention of Climate Change Conference on Climate Change, UNCBD, UNCCD Conference of Parties.

Source: Front Page Africa November 25, 2019 16:41 UTC