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The South African Youth Climate Action Plan

Save the Environment 

Take Action

Make a Difference

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An intersectional approach is essential to create systemic change

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Advocacy and activism foster understanding and mobilise people into action.

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Good leadership and governance is the foundation for an equal society

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Promoting a just transition to a decarbonised, sustainable and resilient society

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Protecting natural resources to foster biodiversity and ecosystems

A YOUTH-LED VISION DOCUMENT FOR CLIMATE ACTION. NOW AVAILABLE IN MORE OFFICIAL SOUTH AFRICAN LANGUAGES

The South African Youth Climate Action Plan (SA YCAP) is a living vision document of young people sharing their thoughts, stories, and calls to action to enable change for policy-makers and private businesses for a sustainable, greener future. 

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It is shaped by five key pillars. Click below to learn more.

Ready to make a difference and start your climate action journey? Click below to download the full document. Made accessible in five official South African languages.

ABOUT US 

The SA YCAP process has been convened through the Youth Programmes at the South African Institute of International Affairs (Youth@SAIIA) in partnership with various organisations, schools, and university groups across South Africa. This document was handed over to officials from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, and the Presidential Climate Commission in a special hybrid launch event that took place on 1 October 2021 in person at Freedom Park, Pretoria and virtually on zoom.

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The SA YCAP has been made possible with the financial support of the European Union’s Partnership Instrument and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU) in the context of the International Climate Initiative (IKI), the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Pretoria and the Global Change Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand. The opinions expressed are the sole responsibility of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders.

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