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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 [...]

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Our 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 [...]

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Climate Patch Series I Report

The Youth Climate Collective launched the Climate Patch Series, gathering campaigners, innovators, and experts from Afr [...]

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#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 [...]

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#DrivetheFuture: One Year of Progress, One Budget of Contradiction

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Dismantling 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 [...]

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Why 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 [...]

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Why 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 [...]

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To 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 [...]

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What’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 [...]

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NEGOTIATION CAFE: FROM THE YOUTH NEGOTIATORS II

For these young leaders empowered by the Youth Climate Collective's Negotiation Café, turning strategic skills like tech [...]

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NEGOTIATION CAFE: FROM THE YOUTH NEGOTIATORS I

Negotiation Cafe empowered young African leaders to transform urgent climate needs from pleas into non-negotiable priori [...]

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COP30 OUTCOMES: A YOUTH SCORECARD FOR NIGERIA

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How 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 [...]

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The Nigerian Youth Agenda for Climate Justice at COP30

Youth Climate Collective | Position Statement Conference of the Parties (COP30) | Belém, Brazil | 2025 [...]

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The Negotiation Café: A Climate Diplomacy Lab

The Negotiation Café equips youth climate negotiators with the skills to navigate power dynamics and secure impactful ou [...]

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Futures 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 [...]

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Youth 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 [...]

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Why 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 [...]

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An 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 [...]

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A 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 [...]

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International Youth Day 2025; The Power of Intergenerational Action

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This 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 [...]

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Drive The Future Campaign

Drive the Future: Why the State House Must Electrify Its Official Fleet NowAs the global climate clock ticks louder with [...]

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North-West Commissioners Summit

Northwest Commissioners Summit on Climate Change: Paving the Path to a Resilient FutureKano, Nigeria – February 29, 2024 [...]

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Youth 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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