Creating Youth Climate Councils- C40 Cities
This step-by-step guide empowers young people to create Youth Climate Councils that shape and drive climate action in their cities and communities, with insights from successful youth participation mechanisms at local and national levels.
Toolkit Focus: Documents and analyses the 12-step process for establishing youth climate councils, including goal-setting, stakeholder mapping, partnership-building, city representative engagement, capacity-building, operationalisation, and impact assessment, drawing on real-world examples of youth decision-making in city climate initiatives.
Features: The toolkit offers a structured review of youth climate council formation, detailing 12 sequential steps from identifying city-youth engagement goals to celebrating success; analyzing local youth advocacy trajectories and past city engagement; building partnerships with active youth climate groups; reaching out to and negotiating with city representatives; assessing training and capacity-building needs; operationalizing the council with dedicated youth liaisons; and regularly monitoring impact, complemented by a guide for city practitioners available on the C40 Knowledge Hub.