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young climate action on costas 2024
02/20/2025
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adolescents and youth of juan lacaze, colonia del sacramento, montevideo and ciudad de la costa have joined the “young climate action in coasts,” led by the ministry of environment, undp and unicef, with the support of the intentions of colonia , montevideo and canelones. this initiative aims to empower youth in climatic action, promoting their participation in climate change adaptation measures in their communities within the framework of the national coast adaptation plan.
land development: education and environmental awareness
the program is implemented in collaboration with the intentions and covers various educational institutions: the utu of computer science of juan lacaze, the liceo nº1 of colonia del sacramento, the casabó youth center in montevideo and the group of volunteers of the young commune in canelones. through workshops and using the acj methodological kit, participants explore concepts of climate change, their impacts and consequences, in a space for reflection and active participation.
from the idea to action: innovative youth projects
guided by references and educators, each group developed awareness and communication projects to address the climatic challenges in their respective territories.
• colonia del sacramento: a group of eighth of liceo nº1 worked with a local producer in a documentary that explores the effects of climate change both in the countryside and in the city of colonia, through interviews with adolescents and older adults. the opinions and experiences of the rural and urban community reveal local perceptions on climate change and its effects. watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-tubf3cifc&t=4s
• juan lacaze (colonia): students of the utu of computer science work on a website with information to develop an early alert system for flood prevention and environmental monitoring in the community of juan lacaze. this portal will include a space for community participation. in a first stage, the group carries out an expectation campaign in social networks (igguardianlacazejl) and in public spaces to announce the next launch.
• montevideo: in the casabó youth center, the young people designed informative posters on climate change adaptation measures, destined to cerro beach. working together with workshop in visual arts, they create material that promotes environmental awareness in the community.
• atlantis (canelones): the group of volunteers of the young commune organized an artistic intervention on atlantis beach and a public awareness day. its objective is to educate visitors about the importance of local biodiversity and the preservation of coastal ecosystems.
with these actions, the program "young climate action in costas" encourages the active participation of young people and adolescents in the protection of the environment and coastal adaptation against the impacts of climate change.
know all the projects and their protagonists in this video summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4s4ezcp22u&t=10s
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climate change climate change strategies adaptation costas
