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Join the Virtual Brainstorming Group for the Arctic Youth Dialogues 2025
- Arctic youth
The EU-funded Youth Together For Arctic Futures project is looking for Arctic and European youth with a passion for Arctic climate and biodiversity and a desire to collaborate with other youth to participate in a virtual brainstorming group. This group will help decide on the format and content of the workshops leading up to and the EU-Arctic Youth Dialogue (EU-AYD) itself.
The EU-AYD is an annual event where Arctic and European youth present policy recommendations to EU and Arctic policymakers. These recommendations are developed during pre-workshops leading up to the event. The brainstorming group will assist in shaping the pre-workshops and the EU-AYD, ensuring that it is impactful, inclusive, and aligns with the goal of empowering Arctic and European youth.
Deadline to sign-up is 3 November 2024. First come, first serve.
About the virtual brainstorming group
Purpose
The purpose of the AYD-Brainstorming group is to collaboratively discuss and give input on format and content of pre-workshops of AYD 2025 as well as the EU-AYD, ensuring they are impactful, inclusive, and align with the goal of empowering Arctic and European youth.
Commitment
The Brainstorming Group will collaborate virtually in online meetings during November and December 2024, and between meetings contribute in shared documents. Participants are expected to commit to at least three out of four online meetings. Online meetings and shared documents will be led by two youth facilitators. The Brainstorming Group will be provided with materials from the previous EU-AYD and pre-workshops.
Online meetings:
13 November 13 2024, 18:00-19:30 CET
20 November 20 2024, 18:00-19:30 CET
27 November 2024, 18:00-19:30 CET
4 December 2024, 18:00-19:30 SET
What we are looking for:
- Approx. 20 Arctic and European youth with a passion for Arctic Climate and Biodiversity (first come first serve)
- Aged: 18-35
- Open to collaborate with youth with various backgrounds
- Committed to consensus-based collaboration
By participating, you will get the opportunity to:
- Shape and influence the coming EU-AYD, ensuring its impactful, inclusive, and aligns with the goal of empowering Arctic and European youth.
- Work with fellow youth sharing your passion for Arctic policy, climate and biodiversity.
- Work with youth from various backgrounds.
- Expand your professional network through connections with people from various organizations.
The content
The Brainstorming Group will provide input on the format, structure, and content of the following sessions:
- EU-Arctic Youth Dialogue
- Preparation for Speakers, Panelists, and Moderators at EU-Arctic Youth Dialogue
- Virtual Policy Training
- Networking Training
- Negotiation Training
- Team Building Workshop
Before signing-up, please review the sessions document to learn more about the goals of the brainstorming group.
Any questions can be directed to Sissa Palmquist, Project Manager for Youth Together for Arctic Futures, sissa.palmquist@wwf.se.
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The 2024 Arctic youth recommendations from the EU-AYD
The EU-AYD is part of the Youth Together for Arctic Futures project.
The EU-AYD takes place during the annual EU-Arctic Forum and Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue organized by the European Commission and European External Action Service. During the EU-AYD, participants will present policy recommendations and engage with Arctic and EU policymakers.
To develop policy recommendations, a group of European and Arctic youth are selected to participate in pre-workshops, activities and an in-person event. The call for the 2025 AYD participants will go out in February – visit our website or subscribe to our newsletter to learn when the applications are open.
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Youth Together for Arctic Futures
The Youth Together for Arctic Futures project will encourage and empower youth to be active citizens and decision-makers for a sustainable Arctic. It will bring together Arctic and European youth to collaborate on advocacy and establish the EU-Arctic Youth Dialogue, with youth-created local, regional, national, and international activities. The EU-Arctic Youth Dialogue will become part of the EU’s flagship events on the Arctic, namely the EU Arctic Forum and the EU Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue.
Youth Together for Arctic Futures is led by the WWF Global Arctic Programme, alongside Tromsø Municipality, the Saami Council, the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists, Arctic Mayors’ Forum, Arctic Youth Network, and the European Youth Parliament. The EU-funded project is youth-led, with a representative Youth Board overseeing the project’s direction and ensuring meaningful youth leadership.
The Arctic Youth Dialogue is part of the Youth Together for Arctic Futures project, which is funded by the European Union.
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