Meaningful Climate Action: Young People as Changemakers in the MENA Region
YOUTH LEADERS TRACK
Lead climate action in your community
You don't need to be an expert to make a difference.
Start where you are – in your neighborhood, your school, your city.
Across the Mediterranean, young people are already acting on climate challenges in their communities.
With the right tools and support, you can too.
UNDERSTAND
Understand climate change – and what it means for your daily life
Climate change is already affecting life across the Mediterranean – from water and food, and how we live every day.
Understanding these changes is the first step to taking meaningful action
TAKE ACTION
Start where you are –in your village, your city, or your school
You don’t need funding, a big team, or prior experience.
Start small, involve others, and grow your impact step by step.
We’ll show you how.
More Resources to help you Take Action:
START HERE, START NOW
Not sure where to begin?
Check these three resources – one to understand, one to take action, and one to get inspired.
Understand
The Young Climate Activists Toolkit in the MENA region
The Young Climate Activists Toolkit aims to equip young people with the knowledge, tools, and resources that enables their participation in regional and global youth climate action, and advocate for change. The toolkit was developed in consultation with young climate activists from around the MENA region to ensure an inclusive and a well-informed framework.
Info Document
Toolkit / Guidance note
Take Action
Prepare to Act Toolkit!
Practical tips for adolescents and young people to help you prepare for climate advocacy and action. In this booklet you will find a series of tips from youth to youth who want to advocate and act for the climate.
Toolkit / Guidance note
Be Inspired
Young People at the Heart of Climate Action
A powerful short feature highlighting young climate leaders from Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon taking action in their communities through environmental projects and local initiatives.
Blog post / Article
Understand
The Young Climate Activists Toolkit in the MENA region
The Young Climate Activists Toolkit aims to equip young people with the knowledge, tools, and resources that enables their participation in regional and global youth climate action, and advocate for change. The toolkit was developed in consultation with young climate activists from around the MENA region to ensure an inclusive and a well-informed framework.
Take Action
Prepare to Act Toolkit!
Practical tips for adolescents and young people to help you prepare for climate advocacy and action. In this booklet you will find a series of tips from youth to youth who want to advocate and act for the climate.
Be Inspired
Young People at the Heart of Climate Action
A powerful short feature highlighting young climate leaders from Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon taking action in their communities through environmental projects and local initiatives.
YOUTH RESOURCES LIBRARY: More tools for your climate journey
Climate action doesn't stop here.
Explore more tools, guides, and resources to keep building your impact – step by step
Climate Counts
A campaign by UNDP explaining climate change through numbers. Featuring 30 facts, the campaign aims to strengthen climate literacy and mobilize communities.
Info DocumentOthersThe Climate Dictionary
The Climate Dictionary is an initiative designed to make climate change concepts accessible to the general public, bridging the gap between complex scientific jargon and diverse audiences.
Info DocumentOthersClimate Change: Challenges and Responses
This publication is designed for public and journalists to facilitate a better understanding of climate change topics. It includes the climate change facts and figures, policies and strategies, documents and useful links to credible sources of climate change information.
Info DocumentMeaningful Climate Action: Young People as Changemakers in the MENA Region
Save the Children collaborated with children and youth across the MENA region to produce this participatory research study, aiming to map child and youth inclusion in the climate policy landscape in the region, and to identify concrete entry points to make young people’s participation in climate action more meaningful. The research methodology aimed to educate, engage and put forward the power of young people both in contribution to climate education in the MENA region and to drive the conversation about the entry points to meaningful participation in climate action.
Info DocumentThe Paris Agreement for Young People
"This document includes essential information about the Paris Agreement, its importance, and all its articles in youth-friendly language. The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015 in Paris, France, changed the course of global climate action. It united nations behind the common cause: undertaking ambitious actions to tackle climate change, adapt to its various effects and ensure adequate support for developing countries. In this document you can learn about its articles and importance."
Info DocumentClimate Science Basics
This series by Planet Nutshell provides short, 2-to-3-minute animated videos that break down the carbon cycle and global warming into bite-sized pieces.
VideoToolkit on Pro-Environmental Youth Engagement
The Toolkit on Pro-Environmental Youth Engagement was created by youth for youth living in Africa providing hands-on guidance on how to take sustainable action and engage in eco-friendly behavior on four different levels: individual, local & national, international and (social media) communication levels.
Toolkit / Guidance noteCreating Youth Climate Councils: A step-by-step guide for young people
A 12-step guide helping young people establish a youth climate council in their city or community, with guidance on working with city representatives, building coalitions, and ensuring meaningful participation in local climate decisions.
Toolkit / Guidance note