Youth ACT Framework

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The impacts of climate change are visibly affecting different parts of our society in increasingly pressing ways. Cities remain a melting pot illustrating the different ways in which climate change affects people, with their wide range of lived experiences in a smaller geographical area. The youth population is particullarly vulnerable to these effects, and are often looking for ways to create meaningful and effective change for a better future. While Urban Local Governments (ULGs) are at the forefront of tackling the challenges of urbanisation and climate change, there remains a significant gap in leveraging the potential of youth contribution and participation in addressing these issues. The framework for enabling “Youth for Active Climate Transformation,” developed in association with the Youth Ki Awaaz aims to bridge this gap by bringing together cross-generational expertise, with a focus on young people and their experiences, to create an actionable and co-designed approach to taking action.

This framework offers a comprehensive strategy that identifies potential areas of intervention—such as energy reduction, green cover and biodiversity, water security, circular economy, sustainable mobility, and resilient communities. It outlines levels of intervention, including urban policy and planning, urban development, and local support, and specifies types of engagement: learn, engage, and act. Developed with contributions from two cities, Kochi and Vishakhapatnam, and inputs from numerous experts and youth participants, the framework aims to ensure sustained engagement between youth and ULGs.