Project Scope and General Objective
Transnational Youth Forum 2022: Climate Change, Global Concerns and impact on the Rights of the Future Generations is a project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission, which aims at bringing together youth, experts and policy-makers from different European countries to foster debate, promote the active participation of young people and raise awareness on the interdependence between Climate Change and the Rights of Future Generations.
“Hope for Children” CRC Policy Center, based in Nicosia, with the valuable contributions of the University of Verona and the University of Torino from Italy, the New University of Lisbon from Portugal and Rinova LTD from the UK, is committed to encourage mutual dialogue on Climate Change and its inextricable link with the violation of the Rights of Future Generations, involving several key-actors such as youth, stakeholders, policy-makers and civil society organizations, both at national and transnational level.
Specific Objectives
- Empower young participants to conduct research, discuss with stakeholders and simnifically contribute in policy decision making process
- Identify and understand the gaps in national and transnational level and try to find long-term solutions for ensuring the protection of human rights for the current and future generations and eliminate the impact of climate change on people's lives
- Promote the active social participation of young people through dialogue with policy makers and stake holders specialized on the field
Activities
- National roundtables *2 organized by the academics and youth with the involvement and participation of policy makers
- Creation of an online platform connecting young participants from different countries
- Conduct research
- Preparation of a Country report with the best practices and contributing in finalizing the Joint Policy Recommendation document
Results
- During the period of the project, the young participants will be able to acquire/develop main transferable skills such as communication, negotiation, gain further knowledge on the topic, research skills, and team work.
- For the final report visit here
Funding Reference
- Transnational Youth Forum 2022 is a project co-financed by the Erasmus + Programme of the European Commission.
Project Number
- Ref: 2020-3-CY02-KA347-001971
Implementation Period
