Youth voices and innovations on climate resilient urban food and water systems
November 6 @ 11:00 – 12:30
The 90-minute session will create a space for young people living in urban communities in the Global South to be heard. It will showcase knowledge gained about the urban food and water systems of the cities to date, and provide an opportunity for direct dialogue over climate related issues and priorities and various ideas on how to address them. In addition to discussing what to do to strengthen urban resilience, the event will explore how to do it by engaging and involving young people in decision making.
The will bring together youth activists and city officials from several city regions, involved in three programs: Dreamtown’s ‘Cool Waters: Youth-led climate adaptation along Nairobi rivers;’ ‘Urban Futures: Youth action for inclusive, climate-resilient urban food systems’, managed by Hivos, in partnership with RUAF and local organizations; Safe and Sound Cities, that aims to improve young people’s safety and wellbeing in urban environments, led by Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Foundation, in partnership with ICLEI. Both Urban Futures and Safe and Sound Cities are funded by Botnar Foundation.