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
Agenda
13:00 | Welcome & Opening Adriana Valenzuela, Youth Leadership & Education Lead, GCA
Keynote Inputs
Rosa Morales, Co-Chair of the Adaptation Committee
Motsomi Maletjane, Team Lead, LEG&NAP Unit, UNFCCC secretariat
Niclas Svenningsen, Manager, Climate Plan Campaign, UNFCCC secretariat
Youth Engagement in Climate Policy
Ahmed Farole, Head of Youth, Children & Gender Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), Somalia
Youth Voices around the world
Genesis Daquinan – Philippines
Febechi Desmond Uzomadike – Nigeria
Mitin Sandrine Yaah – Cameroon
Sankara Nyagaya – Kenya
Katrina Khan-Roberts – Trinidad and Tobago
Lívia Chaves Marcolin – Brazil
Des-Rose Engelbrecht – Namibia
Interactive Session
Mentimeter Q&A & Polling with onsite + online participants
Panel Reflections & Dialogue
Emphasis on youth engagement in NDC/NAP processes
14:10 – 14:15 | Closing & Family Picture
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.