The Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), with the International Youth Organization for Latin America (OIJ)publishes today a interactive web platformand a downloadable PDF document that bring together the 44 environmental proposals promoted by youth from the 22 countries of Latin America. This selection is part of the program “Innovative Youth for the Environment in Latin America”an initiative that recognizes and makes visible the role of young people as agents of change in the face of the climate and environmental challenges of the region.
Through a mapping process that identified more than 170 environmental youth initiatives —related to the four major axes of the Ibero-American Environmental Charter: climate change, biodiversity, water resources management and waste management—a technical committee made up of SEGIB and OIJ selected the 44 most impactful, creative, replicable and sustainable. These proposals, 2 per country, exemplify how Ibero-American youth are designing solutions for local communities and proposing action models that can inspire public policies and regional cooperation.
The new website accessible from the SEGIB platform allows you to explore these initiatives by country, theme and impact focus, as well as access the Downloadable PDF which includes each proposal, its objectives and results in a consolidated format. This publication seeks to position itself as a key tool for public entities, civil society, academia and international organizations interested in supporting and scaling environmental solutions led by youth.
During the presentation of the project, the Ibero-American Secretary General, Andrés Allamandcongratulated the young people for their rigor, innovation and vision of the future with work that strengthens social cohesion and promotes development with a long-term vision. “Our institutional responsibility is to work to be able to accompany that commitment from institutions such as the Ibero-American General Secretariat with concrete actions,” he concluded.
“There is a lot of potential in young people. And we have the duty to help them and empower them so that they can influence,” added the Secretary General of the OIJ, Alexandre Pupo, referring to two issues: ensuring that 5% of the funds allocated to environmental issues reach young people and establishing an Ibero-American network of youth active in the environment.
The publication, financed by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperationreaffirms the commitment of SEGIB and OIJ with a Ibero-American cooperation that puts youth at the center of environmental action and socio-environmental justicein line with the Ibero-American Environmental Charter.
