Throughout COP 28, a delegation of younger people engaged in a roundtable Youth Dialogue from St Kitts and Nevis on December 6, 2023. The occasion passed off on the SKN Nation Pavilion Expo Metropolis, Dubai.
The roundtable dialog was basically an off-the-cuff dialogue to increase on sustainability talks. They delved into the multifaceted nature of sustainability and the way the amplification of youth partnerships can propel our Federation’s efforts on each micro and macro scales.
The dialogue witnessed the youth’s highlight on sustainability and local weather motion by centering youth voices within the sustainability transition.
The important thing focuses have been:
- Amplifying youth partnerships
- Redefining trade and entrepreneurship in a sustainable island.
- Psychological well being in a sustainable island state.
The Youth Delegation from St Kitts and Nevis comprised the next people:
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Ms. Jazzee Connor
“Because the Caribbean unites to confront the challenges of local weather change, there’s a sturdy name for youth to take the lead in securing a sustainable future – theirs to inherit. Therefore, in my function because the youth consultant of Saint Kitts and Nevis at COP28, I’m pushed to champion the inclusion of youth from Small Island Growing States in shaping climate-centric coverage choices,” says Ms. Jazzee Connor.
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Ms. Denaula Laplace
“A key component in St Kitts and Nevis’ pursuit of a sustainable island is utilizing youth involvement and partnership as a propulsion instrument. COP28 provides the right alternative to advance such transformative youth collaboration. My precedence on the bottom is to deliberately have interaction youth networks, specializing in the technical areas the place youth activism, local weather motion, and the holistic implementation of the sustainable growth targets (SDGs) intersect,” says Denaula Laplace.
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Mr. Ryan Phillip
“At COP 28, I’m dedicated to actively partaking in adaptation and finance negotiations, as I acknowledge the pivotal function of those discussions in offering important assist for small island creating states. My plan additionally contains talking at a number of side-events to make clear the distinctive challenges confronted by SIDS and advocate for elevated youth participation in local weather discussions,” says Mr. Ryan Phillip.
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Ms. Kezzia Daniel
“Representing the Ministry of Atmosphere, local weather motion, and so forth., at COP 28 means specializing in the issues desperately affecting small island creating states. I intention to have interaction with fellow youth from throughout the areas and the world to manifest sustainable and lasting options that may be built-in into our nationwide programs,” says Ms. Kezzia Daniel.
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Mrs. Tricia Greaux-King
“As a Marine Biologist and Local weather Justice Advocate, my goal at COP28, supported by the World Fund for Girls, will align with supporting collective motion to cut back the impacts of local weather change and discover mechanisms for progress alternatives in St Kitts and Nevis, implementing ideas of a sustainable and resilient ocean-based financial system,” says Tricia Greaux-King.
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Mr. Connor Greaux-Taylor
“Representing Grogenics SKN, a small-scale enterprise engaged on progressive local weather options in St Kitts and Nevis, I’m right here at COP 28 to showcase my work in Sargassum administration, landfill avoidance, and natural composting. I used to be chosen by UNICEF as a mannequin local weather innovator by way of their UNICEF #Innovation30 Marketing campaign,” says Connor Greaux-Taylor.
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Ms. Kerese Elliott
“COP 28 permits for a holistic method to be taken in the direction of local weather justice. Due to this fact, my activity right here can be to carry consciousness to sustainable vogue whereas receiving key takeaways from different sectors. My tackle local weather change is exclusive however may be adopted by anybody, and the consensus at COP 28 is that extra consciousness is required about sustainable vogue and local weather justice as an entire,” says Kerese Elliott.
