Stakeholder Forum: Global Youth Platform for DRR and Climate Action 2022

This Children and Youth constituency session grants you(th) the opportunity to deliberate on the call of action for DRR financing and resilience that requires a new approach in the wake of Covid - 19 pandemic. There is a need to redefine the role of youths in key areas including disaster risk governance and climate action to ensure there is constructive participation and contribution from the youth. The culmination of the session will be the declaration of the Global Children & Youth Statement on DRR and Climate Action.

Session objectives

1. Deliberate on the children and youth perspective on DRR financing.
2. Identify children and youth demands on DRR and climate action
3. Consolidate the children youth recommendations into the global children and youth statement on DRR and climate action