MEB will organize Youth Climate Workshops in 30 provinces on October 6-8

Youth Climate Workshops will be held on 6-8 October by the Ministry of National Education (MEB) General Directorate of Secondary Education, within the framework of the preparations for the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to be hosted by Turkey within the scope of the UNITED Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. 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. In this context, 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.

10 THEMATIC TITLES

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; '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 Risks' It will be carried out under 10 thematic headings including 'Tourism, Cultural Heritage and Climate Change'. 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 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.

HERE ARE THE 30 PROVINCIAL Youth Climate Workshops; It will be 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.