LAUNCH OF THE YOUTH ADAPTATION DAY 2025
Global Virtual Consultation on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)
Event description
The Youth Adaptation Action Day 2025 will be launched on 9 October 2025 with a Global Virtual Consultation on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). This consultation will bring together youth leaders, policymakers, and partners from around the world to exchange perspectives and strengthen youth-driven recommendations.
The Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day will take place on 12 October 2025 as the world’s largest annual youth-led adaptation event, mobilizing young people in over 100 countries. In 2025, the Day will focus on youth engagement in NDCs, NAPs, and adaptation, ensuring that young voices help shape more resilient futures.
The launch virtual event, organized by the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) at the largest floating office in Rotterdam, marks the start of a long week of celebrations where young people, youth-led organizations, students, and grassroots groups will organize consultations. The outcomes of these youth consultations will be presented in a global report at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Objectives
This consultation aims to:
- Launch the Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day 2025.
- Gather youth perspectives on priorities for adaptation in NDCs and NAPs.
- Identify youth-driven recommendations that can inform national climate planning processes.
Format
- Virtual consultation
- Keynote interventions
- Youth voices from different regions
- Interactive exchange with participants
Draft Agenda
13:00 – 13:05 | Welcome & Opening (5 min) Adriana Valenzuela, Youth Leadership & Education Lead, GCA
13:05 – 13:10 | Video Message (5 min) Prof. Patrick V. Verkooijen, President & CEO, Global Center on Adaptation
13:10 – 13:25 | Keynote Inputs (15 min)
Motsomi Maletjane, UNFCCC secretariat
Niclas Svenningsen UNFCCC, secretariat
Representative, NDC Partnership TBC
13:25 – 13:40 | Youth Voices around the world (15 min)
Youth perspectives from GCA’s CEO Youth Advisory Panel 2025
13:40 – 14:00 | Interactive Session (20 min)
Mentimeter Q&A & Polling with onsite + online participants
14:00 – 14:10 | Panel Reflections & Dialogue (10 min)
Emphasis on youth engagement in NDC/NAP processes
14:10 – 14:15 | Closing & Family Picture (5 min)
COP30 Presidency, Brazil TBC
Wrap-up: Key messages Family photo
Expected Outcome
Inputs from this consultation will feed into the Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day report and shape collective youth recommendations on adaptation for COP30.
Contact
For more information, kindly contact Adriana Valenzuela, Youth Leadership and Education Thematic Lead at youth@gca.org.
