• Fully Funded

Apply for a Fully-funded Participation for Global South Youth to COP24 and COY14 in Poland 2018.

The Global South Climate Scholarships for Youth 2018 – intends to bring more young people from developing countries to feed into COP24 and open doors of United Nations for such youth.
In 2009, youth participation in UN Climate Change had reached the level at which an official constituency was formed for youth NGOs. UN Climate Change recognized youth as an official constituency called “YOUNGO” (Youth + NGO). After two years operating under a provisional status, “YOUNGO” became fully recognized at COP17 in Durban, South Africa. YOUNGO has since served as both the official conduit for youth participation in the UN climate talks and as a global network of youth and youth-focused organizations that work on climate change and engage with UN Climate Change.

Often called as the annual UN Climate Change Conference, or “climate negotiations” – COP24 is the 24th meeting of Parties to UNFCCC Convention. Participation in these climate change negotiations is multi-sectoral: while on the one hand there are governments from all around the world (called as “Parties”) who come together to develop and negotiate on more robust international climate policies, a typical COP also enjoys participation of a vast range of actors including the non-governmental organisations, academia, youth, businesses, etc.

Young people around the world are actively engaged in the effort to address climate change, leading and participating in a multitude of initiatives at the local, sub-national, national, and international levels. Their strong commitment to working on this issue has also motivated them to participate at international climate negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Although the youth participation in the UNFCCC has steadily grown, and youth being recognized as official constituency in 2009, it still continues to suffer widely from uneven geographic distribution of origin of participants.

There are several ways YOUNGO engages in the UN Climate Change process, including through constituency submissions on various topics as and when called for by UN Climate Change, sending representatives to various UN Climate Change meetings throughout the year, engaging directly at COP and intersessionals.

Location:

Poland

Benefits

  • Have all your expenses covered for participating at the 24th UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP24) and the 14th Conference of Youth 14 (COY14). The funding benefits cover the following:
    • Costs for all international and domestic flight tickets
    • Costs incurred during the visa application process
    • Costs of accommodation for about 18 days (from 28 November 2018 to 15 December 2018 – the duration comprising COY14 and COP24) in Katowice, Poland
    • Costs of food for the entire duration, travel insurance, local transport and any other reasonable expenditure during the stay in Poland.
  • Capacity building
    • Participate in a comprehensive capacity-building programme
  • Scope to raise voice
    • Share your experiences and raise your voice at an international level
  • Get engaged in YOUNGO
    • Connect your initiative and previous work on an international level and get engaged in YOUNGO
  • Lifetime memories
    • Gather memories that last for a lifetime

Eligibilities

  • Be below 35 years of age on 31st October 2018.
  • A national (hold nationality aka citizenship) of a country belonging to Global South and hold a valid passport.
  •  Able to secure a formal registration (known as “accreditation”) from the UNFCCC in order to attend both weeks of COP24. Accreditation can only be provided by “admitted observer organizations”  or governments. Without accreditation, it is not possible for you to attend COP24 and thus be able to participate in the GSCSY. If you are affiliated with an NGO or government that can provide you with accreditation, please indicate this at the requested point in your application. If you are not able to provide your own source of accreditation, then you are still welcome to apply for the GSCSY, but your eligibility will be contingent upon the GSCSY Team being able to find a source of accreditation on your behalf. Please know that all accreditations are strictly controlled by the UNFCCC, and as such, the GSCSY team CANNOT guarantee being able to find you accreditation for COP24
  • Ensure that, you will be available to travel to Poland for the full duration of COY14 and COP24 – from 26 November 2018 until 16 December 2018 and shall also be able to get engaged in the preparatory phase online!
Eligible Regions: Countries belonging to Global South

Application Process

Apply online through the given link.

Application Deadline: October 27, 2018

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