Youth Climate Workshops in 30 Provinces from the Ministry

According to the statement made by the Ministry, the aim of the workshops is for students to evaluate the climate and environmental problems in the environment they live in in the light of scientific data, analyze the causes of the problems and develop applicable solution suggestions.

Within the scope of the workshops, cooperation will be made with the Local Youth Conference (LCOY) carried out within YOUNGO, the official youth structure of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Thematic COP31 presentations will be made in workshops in which at least one expert speaker will participate in each province. Young people from different disciplines will develop concrete and applicable solutions and policy proposals for the problems identified in the working groups to be formed.

Studies include "Climate Change and Global Climate Policies", "Energy Transformation and Renewable Energy Resources", "Climate Finance and Green Economy", "Climate Change Adaptation and Resilient Communities", "Nature-Based Solutions and Biodiversity", "Sustainable Cities and Local Climate Action", "Circular Economy and Waste Management", "Agriculture, Food Systems and Climate Change", "Water Ecosystems and Climate" It will be carried out under 10 thematic headings: "Risks" and "Tourism, Cultural Heritage and Climate Change".

Youth Climate Workshops were held in Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Zonguldak, Kahramanmaraş, Manisa, Kocaeli, Bursa, Eskişehir, Osmaniye, Hatay, Gaziantep, Isparta, Burdur, Uşak, Sakarya, Bolu, Düzce, Mersin, Adana, Kayseri, Niğde, Konya, Şanlıurfa, Trabzon, Rize, Samsun, Muğla, Antalya and Denizli. It will be held in 30 provinces.

In line with the opinions, suggestions and solution approaches put forward in the workshops, drafts of the Youth Climate Declaration will be prepared and submitted to the Ministry of National Education General Directorate of Secondary Education.

The "National Youth Climate Declaration" will be created by bringing together the outputs obtained from different provinces. In this way, young people's opinions and solution suggestions regarding the fight against climate change will be transformed into a common text at the national level and carried to wider platforms.