TITLE: EYES for Climate – Enhancing Youth Engagement Skills for Climate Actions
The main objective of EYES is to encourage young people to participate as active agents in the climate change mitigation process in urban areas that are marginalised or suburban, in order to promote a transition from a simple awareness of climate change to an active involvement.
The horizontal priority “Environment and fight against climate change” is connected to the main objective. The entire action plan will contribute strongly to youth awareness-raising about climate change and, in general, environmental local challenges in the selected urban area. Especially from the focus on awareness reinforcement methodology, training, and concrete actions, we expect EYES to develop targeted youth competencies in better engaging young locals in initiatives tackling climate change. Furthermore, EYES supports the test of a training methodology able to improve the capacities of youth to create awareness and stimulate engagement of youth and, in general, of local citizens on environmental topics closely related to climate change in urban areas. An effect on behavioral changes is expected as well as the promotion of active citizenship among the young people directly involved in the project. Volunteering actions for climate change prevention and awareness as planned are also strictly linked to this youth priority.Â
