The World Bank Institute is seeking young persons between 18 and 30 years belonging to an African Commonwealth country and involved in youth parliaments, NGOs or youth dealing with environment or climate change.
Eligible youths can apply to be part of a selected group the Youth Parliament – Climate Change special session from September 7-9, 2011 in London, England.
The goal of the conference is to empower youth parliamentary groups and help them to engage Members of Parliament (MPs) more effectively in issues around climate change.
By participating in this conference youth leaders will:
- deepen their knowledge and understanding of climate change;
- develop a strategy on how youth can engage their national and/or constituency MPs on climate change issues;
- develop a work plan on how the strategy can be operationalized and mainstreamed into national climate change development agendas;
- be empowered to become actively involved in climate change issues and encourage effective networking across regions for knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices.
Application deadline: 5 August 2011
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