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Protecting Children\u27s Rights in the National Climate Policies in Greece
No full textThis paper aims to address the question, “How can we ensure that children’s rights are protected in national climate policies?” Ιn the broader field of climate justice, ecocide, and security, the theme of this study is children’s rights in the context of climate change and how the government can truly include them in the climate policies. This paper begins by highlighting the importance of addressing the issue of protecting children\u27s rights from the impact of climate change. Moreover, it underlines the critical and urgent nature of children’s vulnerability to climate change. The paper also examines Greek climate policies and whether they are designed to include and cover the rights of the child. It is demonstrated that children need protection at all costs and in a holistic manner, and that the Greek context does not adequately address and include children’s rights. Finally, recommendations are suggested as a tool to include and ensure children’s rights in national climate policie
Scaling and Governing the Loss and Damage Fund ahead of COP30: From Commitment to Climate Justice
No full textPathways to Ensure Inclusion of Coastal Indigenous Communities in the Loss and Damage Fund
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Educate to Empower : Reforming Education for Youth-Led Climate Readiness
No full textThis policy paper explores the pressing need to equip young people in vulnerable countries with the knowledge and skills to face the climate crisis. Today’s youth, the largest generation in history, are growing up on the frontlines of climate change, often in places least prepared to respond. Yet in many national education systems, climate literacy is still absent or underdeveloped, leaving students without the tools to understand the challenges shaping their future. The paper identifies three main barriers: climate topics missing from school curricula, limited opportunities for youth to engage in decision-making, and chronic underfunding of climate education. Drawing on practical examples from Nepal, Bangladesh, and other contexts, it shows how policy reforms, community initiatives, and technology can transform education into a driver of climate resilience. Solutions discussed include integrating climate literacy into core curricula, expanding teacher training, using digital tools to reach underserved learners, and securing dedicated climate finance for education. Recommendations emphasize embedding climate education in national strategies and giving youth a real voice in shaping policy. The paper concludes that climate literacy is not a luxury, it is a right, a survival skill, and an investment in a more resilient, informed, and empowered generation
Strengthening Climate Empowerment and Equity through Youth-led Capacity Building in Africa
No full textAfrica’s youth over, 60% of the population, remain an untapped force in climate policymaking despite being among the most affected by climate change. This exclusion persists even though Article 12 of the Paris Agreement, through Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE), mandates education, training, public awareness, and capacity building as essential drivers of climate action. Most African countries have yet to fully implement ACE, leaving youth inclusion fragmented and under-resourced. This policy brief examines the gaps in mainstreaming youth action into national climate efforts and the UNFCCC process based on Ethiopia\u27s U-Report, the African Union youth climate actions, and the IGAD Youth Climate Action Award. It acknowledges habitual barriers—policy silos, limited financing, and institutional coordination failures while it sets out potential opportunities to upscale successful models. Recommendations include appointing national ACE focal points for youth, embedding climate education in school curricula, and creating regional climate leadership centers. Implementing these measures would elevate youth from peripheral participants to central climate actors, strengthening Africa’s negotiating position at COP30 and ensuring climate action is equitable and future-proof
From Silence to Evidence: Strengthening Media Reporting Protocols to Codify Ecocide in War Zones
No full textEcocide, or the intentional destruction of environmental annihilation during wars, attacks important ecosystems, like forests, rivers, and agricultural lands, and has long-term negative impacts on both nature and human life. Although the media could be an agent on the frontlines of preventing and exposing such crimes, fragmented reporting standards, suppression of journalists, and absence of coordinating mechanisms weaken its effectiveness. Based on two case studies, Ukraine, where citizen-driven platforms such as EcoZagroza have allowed real-time evidence to be documented, and Gaza, where journalists are the targeted victims in an attempt to erase any evidence about the environment, this paper demonstrates the necessity to have standardized media reporting protocols as a matter of urgency. It recommends the establishment of an International Media Code on Reporting Ecocide, cooperating with UNEP, UNESCO, and the International media and press organizations, and specific funding to develop media infrastructure in conflict-prone areas. The lack of a global protocol on reporting ecocide in war zones enables the impunity of environmental crimes. Through consistent reporting of the destruction of the environment and the reinforcement of the voices of the affected, the media can influence the mass discourse and put pressure on the international community to incorporate a binding international protocol to declare ecocide a crime in international law
The Potential of Individual Emissions Reduction in Mitigating Global Warming: Introducing an Intergenerational Transition Perspective
No full textThe study aims to investigate effective pathways for reducing individual carbon emissions. Adopting a comprehensive analytical perspective, the research reveals that temporal variations in personal carbon footprints are not solely correlated with rising per capita income levels, but are significantly associated with transformations brought about by generational shifts. Using China as a case study, the investigation examines the lifestyle patterns and value systems characteristic of the emerging generation that currently forms the societal backbone. Based on these identified characteristics, the study proposes practical and actionable mitigation solutions: In daily activities such as shopping and transportation, consumers should be informed of the carbon emissions associated with products or travel options, while price-based mechanisms should be implemented to further encourage low-carbon choices. Through both formal education and public awareness campaigns, individuals\u27 sense of responsibility as global citizens should be strengthened, forging a collective societal commitment to low-carbon living
From Global Stocktake to Global Delivery: A Policy Roadmap for COP30 Implementation How can we hold stakeholders accountable and foster Global collaboration?
No full textThe Earth is facing a climate catastrophe. According to NASA (2024), the Earth\u27s average surface temperature in 2024 was the warmest on record. The same article outlines that the Earth is about 1.47 degrees Celsius warmer than the preindustrial period1. A core mechanism designed to address this challenge, and other key concerns, is the Global Stocktake GST, which is a process within the Paris Agreement assessing collective progress towards key goals.
This policy paper will primarily focus on the history of the global stocktake, before delving into the future of the GST, the NDC, and global mutirao, all with the purpose of understanding the accountability and lack of global collaboration regarding the GST. This paper will conclude with an actionable recommendation for COP30 implementation, designed specifically to address the key issue of how can we hold stakeholders accountable and foster greater global collaboration when looking at the GST
