BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/Paris X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Paris BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221110T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221110T190000 DTSTAMP:20221223T162354Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-yefl-side-event-at-cop27-utilising-ex pertise-of-the-youth-to-bridge-the-science-policy-divide-and-improve-acces s-to-finance/ SUMMARY:WFEO-YEFL Side event at COP27 – Utilising expertise of the youth to bridge the science-policy divide and improve access to finance DESCRIPTION:\nThe WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders (YEFL) will co-host the side event “Utilising expertise of the youth to bridge the science-policy divide and improve access to finance” at the UNFCCC COP27 Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh\, Egypt\, on 10 November\, at 18:30 – 20:00 EET (Eastern European Time) / 17:30 – 19:00 CET (Central Europ ean Time).\n\nThis is an hybrid event that will take place in the Osiris r oom (300). Follow the livestream on this link.\n\nThis side event has been included in the official and first ever Youth Kit for COP.\n\nThe theme w ill be “Engagement of young engineers\, scientists and youth with lawmak ers to bridge the science-policy divide and improve access to climate fina nce to deploy sustainable solutions tailored to local socioeconomic needs\ , including in water and energy.”\n\nYoung people have been pivotal in e levating a number of critical issues to the forefront of political agendas \, through a combination of activism\, advocacy and thought leadership.\nH owever\, it is paramount that all barriers to further youth engagement and agency are reduced or eliminated to establish\, highlight and advance the youth agenda at all levels of political engagement. The benefits of youth inclusion in decision-making rest on the fact that they possess perspecti ve\, knowledge and expertise which can engage lawmakers to produce the req uired structural change for tackling the emerging climate issues.\n\nThe e vent will feature an intergenerational dialogue between lawmakers and youn g leaders and will provide case studies from across the world (with perspe ctives from developed and developing countries\, SIDS and LDCs). The conve rsation will be solution-oriented and will be held in the context of bridg ing the science-policy divide and improving access to climate finance\, wi th identification of barriers and opportunities.\n\nThe event will also se rve as a start for the conversation on a best-practice and widely applicab le framework for youth engagement\, which will be produced by the organise rs and their partners.\nBefore COP27\, the organisers intend to launch a q ualitative consultation with the key stakeholders (youth organisations and government structures and individual policymakers/intergovernmental organ isations)\, as well as a quantitative consultation which would be shared w idely. The consultations will identify barriers and opportunities for yout h engagement in policymaking and will help inform the basis for the framew ork for youth engagement to address the science-policy divide\, boost clim ate action and enhance representation of young people.\nThe event will sho wcase the findings from the pre-COP consultations and set the context for the intergenerational panel discussion. Following COP27\, the organisers w ill continue working closely with the key stakeholders to establish the fr amework and work on its implementation with governments\, IGOs and youth N GOs.\n\nThe speakers:\n\n\nDanae Kyriakopoulou\, London School of Economic s and Political Science\, UK (Moderator)\nHon. Cedrick Frolick\, Member of the National Assembly\, South Africa\nHon. Amira Saber\, Member of the Eg yptian Parliament\nStephen de Boer\, Assistant Deputy Minister\, Environme nt and Climate Change\, Canada\nSarabeth Brockley\, NASDAQ\, USA\nAndrea C layton\, Caribbean Maritime University\, Jamaica\nMr Kirils Holstovs\, Wor ld Federation of Engineering Organizations\, UK\n\n \;\nThis event is a COP27 official side event and organised by:\n\n● WFEO Young Engineers / Future Leaders’ Working Group on SDG13\;\n● Association of Commonwea lth Universities (ACU)\;\n \; \; \; \;o Commonwealth Futur es Climate Research Cohort\;\n● International Federation of Consulting E ngineers (FIDIC)\;\n● Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)\;\n ● Moravian University\;\n \; \; \; \;o Global Council fo r Science and Environment (GSCE)\;\n \; \; \; \;o Research and Independent Non-Governmental Organizations (RINGO)\;\n● Internation al Water Association (IWA).\n \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/COP27_Yo uth_Side_Event_Panel_Final-1200.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Paris BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221030T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR