Agenda for Adaptation Fund COP27 Side Event, 'Adaptation Fund Engages Next Generation'
11 November 2022
This side event will discuss youth’s participation in climate adaptation projects supported by the Adaptation Fund, their roles as actors and beneficiaries of these interventions, and the barriers they faced. The event will include a presentation of findings from a study produced by the Adaptation Fund titled “Youth engagement in climate change adaptation”, followed by a discussion on concrete examples by the implementing entities representatives on ways youth were involved in adaptation interventions and the roles they assumed. AF leaders, country implementers, and representatives of NGO networks will speak about the importance of youth engagement in climate adaptation.