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Negotiation Cafe I Report
This report captures how the Negotiation Cafe equipped 10 young Nigerian climate activists with the skills to break into [...]
Read more about Negotiation Cafe I ReportOur Resilience, Our Planet: The Forest as a Lifeline
In Northern Nigeria, the sky turns brown before the calendar says it should, but this Earth Day, communities like Jeji R [...]
Read more about Our Resilience, Our Planet: The Forest as a LifelineClimate Patch Series I Report
The Youth Climate Collective launched the Climate Patch Series, gathering campaigners, innovators, and experts from Afr [...]
Read more about Climate Patch Series I Report#DrivetheFuture: Is Nigeria Driving Forward?
The Nigerian House of Assembly just passed the 2026 budget with billions allocated for the purchase of new vehicles, non [...]
Read more about #DrivetheFuture: Is Nigeria Driving Forward?#DrivetheFuture: One Year of Progress, One Budget of Contradiction
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Read more about #DrivetheFuture: One Year of Progress, One Budget of ContradictionDismantling Barriers to Women's Water Leadership
Despite carrying the weight of water scarcity, African women are locked out of the decisions about water governance, her [...]
Read more about Dismantling Barriers to Women's Water LeadershipWhy Equality Flows From The Tap
For World Water Day 2026, we asked women from the Youth Climate Collective to share what water means in their lives. The [...]
Read more about Why Equality Flows From The TapWhy Water Security is the Key to Unlocking Africa’s Youth Potential
Across Africa, water insecurity is silently destroying young people's chances at education, health, and economic opportu [...]
Read more about Why Water Security is the Key to Unlocking Africa’s Youth PotentialTo the African Heads of State at the 39th African Union (AU) Summit
The Youth Climate Collective calls on African leaders to declare a Continental Water and Climate Emergency and urgently [...]
Read more about To the African Heads of State at the 39th African Union (AU) SummitWhat’s Ahead for the Youth Climate Collective in 2026
Welcome to 2026 with the Youth Climate Collective, where young people lead the charge for climate justice with campaigns [...]
Read more about What’s Ahead for the Youth Climate Collective in 2026NEGOTIATION CAFE: FROM THE YOUTH NEGOTIATORS II
For these young leaders empowered by the Youth Climate Collective's Negotiation Café, turning strategic skills like tech [...]
Read more about NEGOTIATION CAFE: FROM THE YOUTH NEGOTIATORS IINEGOTIATION CAFE: FROM THE YOUTH NEGOTIATORS I
Negotiation Cafe empowered young African leaders to transform urgent climate needs from pleas into non-negotiable priori [...]
Read more about NEGOTIATION CAFE: FROM THE YOUTH NEGOTIATORS ICOP30 OUTCOMES: A YOUTH SCORECARD FOR NIGERIA
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Read more about COP30 OUTCOMES: A YOUTH SCORECARD FOR NIGERIAHow Nigerian Youth Took Their Seats At COP 30
The Negotiation Café has equipped young Nigerian leaders with the skills to move from the sidelines to the negotiating t [...]
Read more about How Nigerian Youth Took Their Seats At COP 30The Nigerian Youth Agenda for Climate Justice at COP30
Youth Climate Collective | Position Statement Conference of the Parties (COP30) | Belém, Brazil | 2025 [...]
Read more about The Nigerian Youth Agenda for Climate Justice at COP30The Negotiation Café: A Climate Diplomacy Lab
The Negotiation Café equips youth climate negotiators with the skills to navigate power dynamics and secure impactful ou [...]
Read more about The Negotiation Café: A Climate Diplomacy LabFutures Lab Kicks off with the Climate Patch Series
Futures Lab's Climate Patch Series is a participatory workshop designed to generate ideas on the systemic barriers that [...]
Read more about Futures Lab Kicks off with the Climate Patch SeriesYouth Climate Collective Responds to the Addis Ababa Declaration
While we acknowledge the progressive vision of the Addis Ababa Declaration, we issue a critical pause and demand immedia [...]
Read more about Youth Climate Collective Responds to the Addis Ababa DeclarationWhy The Africa Climate Summit II Should Be the Turning Point For Climate Finance
Driven by a profound urgency, the Youth Climate Collective and its allies are demanding a transition from vulnerability [...]
Read more about Why The Africa Climate Summit II Should Be the Turning Point For Climate FinanceAn Open Letter to African Finance Ministers at the Africa Climate Summit II
We urge the African Ministers of Finance to adopt a bold, unified position at the Africa Climate Summit II to secure a p [...]
Read more about An Open Letter to African Finance Ministers at the Africa Climate Summit IIA Call to Nigerian Ministries: Demand for a Just & Equitable Transition
As the second African Climate Summit approaches, Nigeria stands at a pivotal moment. The nation is poised to transform i [...]
Read more about A Call to Nigerian Ministries: Demand for a Just & Equitable TransitionInternational Youth Day 2025; The Power of Intergenerational Action
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Read more about International Youth Day 2025; The Power of Intergenerational ActionThis is More than a Campaign, it’s a Movement.
What does it take to drive change in a system rooted in decades of fossil dependency? In Nigeria, the answer might just [...]
Read more about This is More than a Campaign, it’s a Movement.Drive The Future Campaign
Drive the Future: Why the State House Must Electrify Its Official Fleet NowAs the global climate clock ticks louder with [...]
Read more about Drive The Future CampaignNorth-West Commissioners Summit
Northwest Commissioners Summit on Climate Change: Paving the Path to a Resilient FutureKano, Nigeria – February 29, 2024 [...]
Read more about North-West Commissioners SummitYouth Climate Manifesto
Empowering Nigeria's Future: A Youth-Led Manifesto for Climate ActionAs Nigeria grapples with the harsh realities of cli [...]
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