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Applications for the 2023 Youth Advisory Panel by Global Centre on Climate Adaptation. APPLY NOW !

AdminSeptember 30, 2022

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Host Organization

Global Centre on Adaptation

Target audience

Nationals from Sub-Saharan African

Application Deadline : 2nd October 2022, 23:59 CEST

OVERVIEW

The Youth Advisory Panel will provide strategic advice to the CEO of GCA on youth engagement to drive the adaptation agenda. Additionally, the Panel will contribute to the mission of GCA’s Youth Leadership Program, which is to mobilize the next generation of adaptation leaders around the world, empowering young people to make the case for adaptation on the global stage and make their communities more climate resilient through action areas like the Youth Adaptation Network, Youth Advisory Panel, Capacity-building and Adaptation Education, and Training for Young Women Leadership on Adaptation. The Youth Leadership Program also promotes sustainable job creation and entrepreneurship for young people by strengthening entrepreneurial skills development through the YouthADAPT Solutions Challenge.

The 2023 Youth Advisory Panel shall constitute a fourteen (14) member gender-balanced group from Latin America and Caribbean, Asia, Africa, North America, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, and Oceania.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic advice to the CEO of GCA through quarterly meetings

Provide advice to GCA Program Leads to accelerate adaptation action
Provide advice to the GCA Youth Leadership Program activities
Strengthen the Youth Adaptation Network (YAN)

Foster youth participation in the adaptation agenda

Movement-Building & Advocacy Roles of the Youth Advisory Panel

Moderate youth-led and youth-dedicated activities supported by the GCA at regional, national and sub-national stakeholder fora to ensure youth inclusiveness

Organize and attend global meetings for youth organizations to foster the youth adaptation movement
Represent the Youth Advisory Panel in GCA-led and external convenings, advocating strong and bold commitments for Adaptation Action

Membership

The YAN will have a fourteen (14) member Youth Advisory Panel made up of young people who have proven experience in adaptation across GCA’s areas of work. The Youth Advisory Panel will be selected through an open call for applications.

The following criteria will guide the selection of the members of the Youth Advisory Panel:

Good knowledge and understanding of the local and regional issues that are relevant to young people on climate adaptation
Proven experience on youth leadership on climate adaptation at the regional level

Capacity to commit to the Youth Advisory Panel for the required duration
Ability to consider a broad range of views that reflect the diversity of youth and the urgency around climate adaptation
Engagement with existing regional or international networks and organizations is preferred

Capacity to commit 4 hours per week to the Youth Advisory Panel
Prior engagement with GCA’s Youth Leadership activities is preferred
Applications are open to young people aged between 18 and 35 years old

Period and Meetings

Members of the Youth Advisory Panel 2023 will serve voluntarily for a one-year period, from December 2022 until December 2023
Attend bi-monthly meetings with the GCA Youth Leadership Program

Quarterly advisory meeting with the CEO of the GCA

Selection Process

Applications to the Youth Advisory Panel 2023 are open until 23:59 CEST 2nd Octobr 2022. Applications are open through the application form available at the top of the page.

Timeline