Youth and future generations are among the ones who will be most impacted by climate change, water scarcity, degradation and loss of ecosystems, health crisis and the resulting loss in economic productivity. As a stakeholder group, youth is well-placed in making a strategic difference by their ability to adopt innovations and to raise awareness. 

We need to invest in youth as the next generation of decision makers and implementers. 

FAO and WASAG have recognized the need to invest in partnership with youth groups, and has created the FAO Youth Committee and the election of a young professional serving as WASAG Vice-Chair. 

During this session, WASAG partners, governments, research institutions, youth and international organizations will discuss the importance of empowering youth and how to do it in practice to address water scarcity in a changing climate, highlighting their comparative advantages, opportunities and due responsibility.

Organizers: FAO Land and Water Division, WASAG, Water Youth Network

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AGENDA - 29 September 2021, 15:00-16:30 CEST

Introduction, Felix Reinders, Moderator, Chair of WASAG

Keynote presentation, Raffaella Zucar, WASAG Italian Chapter

Video on Water Scarcity in a Changing Climate

Panel:

• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat, UNFCCC - Rojina Manandhar
• WASAG Support Team/FAO Youth Committee - Rosaida Dolce
• Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, SDC - Maselli Daniel
• Water Youth Network, WYN - Lako Mbouendeu Stephane
• SOLAW21, Land and Water Division, FAO - Feras Ziadat

Q&A session

Conclusions, Sasha Koo-Oshima, Land and Water Division, FAO