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Youth Participation in the UNFCCC Negotiation Process THE UNITED NATIONS, YOUNG PEOPLE, AND CLIMATE CHANGE Youth Participation in the UNFCCC Negotiation Process: The Unite dNations, Young People, an dClimate Change A publication of the United Nations Joint Framework Initiative on Children, Youth and Climate Change 2010-05 Layout: 5F, Adam Axelsson Thank you to the photographers who have contribute dto this endeavour: Liam ODoherty (TakingITGlobal), Emma Biermann (UKYCC) an dEbony Payne, Ellie Johnston, Erin O’Sullivan an dKyle Gracey (SustainUS). Foreword The world needs to take concerted, ambitious This collaborative effort confirms the com- action to limit the magnitude of climate mitment of the United Nations system to change and adapt to its inevitable impacts. engage youth in activities related to climate change. We hope to continue working with These impacts, including droughts and young people and call on them to continue rising sea levels, are especially alarming for to be enthusiastically involved in the global young people who will inherit the world in response to the enormous challenge of climate the years to come. Following the outcomes change. of the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties in Copenhagen (COP 15), an inclusive and pragmatic way forward needs to be found at meetings of the UNFCCC, with a view to effectively responding to climate change and safeguarding the live- lihoods of future generations. YVO DE BOER EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, As a recognized civil