CLIMATE CHANGE - PEOPLE CHANGE? (CCPC) is a project that looks at the way Climate Change is impacting on partner countries, the challenges experienced by by carbon emission targets following the Paris Agreement, and the involvement of young people in addressing these challenges. The project focuses on exchange of good practice in communicating these challenges to young people and addressing the empowerment of young people to get involved in decision-making.CONTEXT: • Paris Agreement, targets for carbon emissions, country targets for 2020, 2030 and 2050. • Each country is different, has different challenges• There is no international network of organisations focused on youth and climate change.NEEDS: • Young people to get involved in climate change, to understand the implications. • Motivating young people, approach to training on climate change. • The need to work together internationally, learn from one another, exchange experiences.AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Aim is international cooperation and exchange of knowledge in order to establish good practice in motivating and empowering young people to get involved in issues associated with climate change.Objectives• To form partnership between Ireland , Croatia and Italy• To exchange information and identify good practice• To develop resources to contribute to education and motivation of young people re climate change• Build relationships between young people in the partner countries • Promote active citizenship among young participants.TARGET GROUPS: Participant organisations, participants, youth organisations, young people in general, educators, trainers, general public.PROJECT CONSORTIUM1. Good Energies Alliance Ireland (GEAI) Lead organisation. Research, advocacy, education and campaigning against the continued use of fossil fuels and towards combating climate change.2. DOOR (Croatia): Awareness-raising, education and policy work. Renewable energy sources, efficiency, climate poverty3. Legambiente (Italy): Making environmental culture the centre of a new kind of development and well-being.4. Youth Work Ireland Galway: Advocacy, youth services, providing information about youth activities.ACTIVITIES18 month project. 1. Five project partnership meetings to build relationships, explore the challenges experienced by participant countries following the Paris Agreement and compare good practice in communicating re climate change to young people and motivating them to get involved. 2. One blended mobility event for young people from the three partner countries. The participants will get to know each other. They will learn about the challenges faced by each other's countries by climate change, attend workshops exploring good practice in communicating climate change to young people, and make recommendations for future action. They will visit an interesting project using renewable energy sources and also receive accreditation through Youthpass.METHODOLOGY• Communication and dissemination. All partners have access to Internet and we will communicate on a regular basis by Skype, phone, email etc. We will also have a project Facebook Page where all partners will have the opportunity to publicise their activities and relevant events. A website will also be constructed to capture the outputs of the project. Young people will be encouraged to get involved in all aspects of the project.• Face-to-face meetings. Five project meetings will take place in the three partner countries to build relationships, explore good practice and deliver on outputs. It is expected that each partner project team will include at least one young person.• Blended Mobility week. 24 young people from the partner countries will share the experience of climate change in their countries, learn from one another and make suggestions for active citizenship initiatives in the future. The event will focus on building relationships, peer learning and empowerment of young people.IMPACT Awareness by young people of challenges posed by Climate Change, appreciation of climate justice issues and the diversity of the challenges, and empowerment to get involved in decision-making.POTENTIAL LONGER BENEFIT• Raising of capacity of partners to work on EU/international level* Development of leadership skills among the young participants and new initiatives created on climate change.• Further development of partnership between the participating organisations.• Developing a larger-scale project to involve more countries in addressing the involvement of young people with climate change issues.
CONTEXT The IPCC reports, as well as the Paris Agreement of COP21, indicate the urgency in acting on climate change. The issues raised by climate change are especially important to young people, who in their lifetime will be impacted most by climate change. The international response to these challenges has been inadequate and in particular, adequate innovative practices in communicating climate change to young people have not been developed. NEEDS Organisations focused on climate change and young people need to explore good practice in communicating the issues in a non-doomsday manner. Such methodologies must be inclusive and address diversity. There is also a need for developing social, civic and intercultural competences among young people to empower them to act and to influence decision-makers. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Aim: To form an international partnership in order to raise the capacity of parts to manage manage international projects and to motivate and empower young people to get involved in issues and decision-making associated with climate change. Objectives • To raise the capacity of partners to manage international projects • To identify good practice in communicating information on climate change to young people. • To promote intercultural dialogue, strengthen acceptance of diversity in society and promote active citizenship among young participants. PROJECT CONSORTIUM 1. Good Energies Alliance Ireland (GEAI) Lead organisation. Environmental NGO situated in NW Ireland, focused on climate change and promotion of renewable energies. EVS coordiinating organisation, hosting 4 volunteers. Member of national and international environmental networks 2. DOOR (Croatia): DOOR’s main activities are awareness rising, education and policy work and its main topics are renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, energy poverty, climate change mitigation and rural development. DOOR is implementing “Sustainable Energy School” for volunteers. EVS participants have already been sent to sustainability- related programs. Since its foundation, DOOR has been implementing national and EU projects dealing with topics of sustainable development, sustainable energy and climate change. 3. Legambiente: Legambiente is a non-profit association born in 1980. The mission of the association is to make the environmental culture the centre of a new kind of development and diffused well-being. Important values for the association are the improvement of environmental quality, the fight against all forms of pollution, a wise use of natural resources, the construction of a more balanced relationship between human beings and the nature. The association supports renewable energies and GMO-free agriculture and it is committed against the greenhouse effect. 4. Youth Work Ireland (GALWAY): A voluntary organisation with Charitable Status. We work with young people, families, communities and statutory organisations to provide developmental youth work opportunities for 10-25 year olds in Galway City and County. In 2014, we provided services to over 5000 young people. We support volunteer-led youth clubs and staff-led youth projects. MAIN ACTIVITIES 1. Formation of new partnership between four organisations in Ireland, Italy and Croatia. 2. Organisation of five international meetings in the partner countries. 3. Agreeing on good practice, especially in the areas of finance, communications, dissemination and evaluation; 4. Organisation of Blended Mobility event. This included planning, selection of venue, selection of participants, design of pre-event training tool using Facebook group; hosting of 24 young people on Solta Island, Croatia; facilitation of workshops and discussions; evaluation and dissemination. 5. Organisation of Seminar during Final meeting. This contributed to publicity for the project and dissemination of results. RESULTS 1. The international partnership raised the capacity of the Irish partners to manage international projects using good management practice. 2. It built relationships between young people in the three partner countries 3. It motivated and empowered young people to get involved in issues and decision-making associated with climate change. 4. It developed an innovative new learning tool, using Facebook as the platform, for young people to learn about climate change and form interactive discussion groups. 5. It promoted intercultural dialogue, strengthened acceptance of diversity in society and promoteed active citizenship among young participants. IMPACT * Improved awareness by young people of challenges posed by climate change *Empowerment of young people to have more active participation in society and get involved in climate action and decision-making.. * For GEAI and YWI Galway, raising of capacity to work at EU/international level. * All partners gained through the development and transfer of innovative practices in communicating climate change to young people.