Youth Climate Conclave

These programmes are conducted with young environment enthusiasts,who are currently playing a crucial role in paving the way for climate action.The platform of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) is one that strives to offer young voices the opportunity to be closely associated with the deliberations of change.

  • Youth Climate Conclave 1st Edition: The Conclave was held as part of WSDS 2020. It was envisaged as a competitive and educative mode of action, where the young from across the country were invited to join hands to address issues of climate change. The programme concluded on 31 January 2020 and was held as part of the EU-funded Strategic Partnership for Implementation of the Paris Agreement (SPIPA) project. It involved a series of activities such as photography and blogging competitions. The winners were awarded during the Summit’s valedictory session. The winning photographs featured in the 2020 annual calendar and the winning blog entries were included in a monograph titled, Young Voices for the Planet. As an outcome of the programme, a ‘Youth Declaration on Climate Action’ was presented at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2020, by the youth participants.

    The Youth Declaration on Climate Action can be found here.


  • Youth Climate Conclave 2nd Edition: The Youth Climate Conclave (YCC) Second Edition was concluded on 1st October 2021. Since 2019, YCC is being held under the SPIPA (Strategic Partnership for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement) project with Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India is the nodal ministry. The SPIPA project is being implemented by the Delegation of the European Union to India, in close cooperation with GIZ-India. YCC is being implemented by TERI in partnership with GIZ-India and CEEW. The conclave is envisaged as a competitive and an educative mode of action, wherein youth from across the country comes together to join hands and address the issues of climate change.
    During the second edition, in 2021, the inaugural session was held in the presence of HE Mr Bhupendra Yadav, Union Minister, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India (via video message); HE Mr Vincenzo de Luca, Ambassador of Italy to India; HE Mr Alexander Ellis, British High Commissioner to India; HE Mr Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the European Union to India and Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI.
    The three-day programme which was scheduled from 29th September to 1st October 2021 included panel discussions on topics, “Do we listen to Science?”, “We are the World” and “India acts”. The Conclave also included presentations on the Eco-clubs Program of the MoEFCC from six different states. Screening of winning short videos and video messages from business leaders and climate personalities were also part of the conclave. As an outcome of the programme, a Youth Pledge was drafted in a participatory manner by the youth participants. The third day included a debate session among the youth participants and a final presentation of the ‘Youth Pledge’ was also part of the deliberations.

    The youth pledge was presented on 7th October 2021 at the Adaptation Futures 2020. Click here to view the Pledge.

    To know the winners of YCC Second Edition, click here

    To know more about the YCC Third Edition Competitions, click here