The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat is the UN entity tasked with supporting the global response to climate change. It has near universal membership (197 parties).
Each year, it hosts two to four negotiation sessions. The largest and most important is the Conference of Parties (COP).
The Future Leaders Network has been formally admitted as an NGO (non-governmental) observer to UNFCCC meetings.
We recruited our inaugural FLN Delegation (to attend COP28) and are currently recruiting delegations for the upcoming COP29. We intend to continue recruiting delegations for future COPs (and other applicable UNFCCC events) over the coming years.
2023 COP28
The following will represent the voice of young people in the U.K. at the upcoming 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to be hosted in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in November / December 2023:
Arianna Abdul-Nour
Patrick Lavery
Rachel Ojo
Ashish Ramuni
2022 COP27
7 - 18 NOVEMBER, SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT
2021 COP26
1 - 12 NOVEMBER, GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM
In our inaugural delegation, we are aiming to:
Understand the state of youth participation in COP26 - what is going well, and where could it be improved?
Make the COP process as transparent and accessible as possible to young people
Champion the Y7 and Y20 climate recommendations
DELEGATES
Namir Chowdhury - Co-Chair
Jouja Maamri - Co-Chair
Duncan Harris
Ameer Ibrahim
Mohammed-Hadi Osman
Rosalind Skillen
Emily Vernall