WMO Youth Engagement Strategy -

Education, Empowerment and Action

Recommendations target youngsters from 13 years old by starting with education, going through empowerment to

action in their professional life:

Creating awareness today and saving tomorrow.

WMO & our Task

WMO: World Meteorological Organization

“Weather, water and climate change”

Task:

Assist WMO to strengthen its long-term youth outreach program by writing a strategy paper.

Overview

3 pillars, 6 recommendations:

Education: 13-15 years

Educational programme

Competitions

Empowerment: from 16-17 years

Volunteer programme

Annual youth forum

Action: from 18+

Youth ambassadors

Practical application: Disaster Risk Reduction Programmeand economic possibilities and opportunities.

Idée générale

Programme axé sur trois piliers et six recommandations:

Education: 13-15 years

Programme d’éducation

Concours

Promouvoir l’engagement des jeunes: 16-17 ans

Bénévolat

Forum annuel pour la jeunesse

Action: à partir de 18 ans

Jeunes ambassadeurs

Application: Programme de réduction descatastrophes et autres risques météreologique.

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#1: Educational Programme

Target group: 13-15 years old

Purpose: create the foundation for action in the future

Increase knowledge

Creating awareness

Content: educational toolkit/programme provided by the WMO toschools and communities.

Challenges: budget

#2 Competitions

Target group: 13-15 year olds

Purpose: actively engage young students in certain topics byorganizing creative competitions.

Content: Creative forms of expressions in different themes.

Example: photo exhibitions about consequences of deforestation(can be off- and online)

#3 Volunteer Programme

Target group: 16-18 years old

Purpose: the first contact with professional organizations in the field of weather, water and climate.

Content: volunteering in WMO partner organizations

Challenge for WMO: establishing partnerships.

#4 Annual Youth Forum

Target group: 16-18 years old

Purpose: Sharing ideas and information by and for the youthattending

Content: Annual youth forum with a yearly specific theme,workshops and training opportunities.

#5 Youth Ambassador

Target group: 18 years and over

Purpose: young country representatives passing the messagesbetween WMO and the youth.

Content: one-year term hired by WMO and serving ascommunicator with the local or regional youth population.

The Forum and Ambassadors: Considerations for Incentives

Challenge for the WMO and needs more research is what to offer as incentives to the participant of the annual youth forum and the youth ambassadors

Q: What has to be covered by the WMO to have a balance between expenses and inclusiveness?

#6 Practical Application (I)

1/ Disaster Risk Reduction Program

WMO and

young professionals in the field

communities

local NGO's

Internships, courses and training

Targeting urban areas in developing countries

Clarifying risks and prevention measures

#6 Practical Application (II)

2/ Economic possibilities and opportunities

The need for sustainability next to profit as business prospect

Show students the need for incorporating sustainability

By case studies

By business tasks

Overview

3 pillars, 6 recommendations:

Education: 13-15 years

Educational programme

Competitions

Empowerment:

Volunteer programme

Annual youth forum

Action:

Youth ambassadors

Practical application: Disaster Risk Reduction Programmeand economic possibilities and opportunities.

Idée générale

Programme axé sur trois piliers et six recommandations:

Éducation: 13-15 ans - Programme d’éducation - Concours

Promouvoir l’engagement des jeunes de 16-17 ans

- Bénévolat

-Forum annuel pour la jeunesse

Action: à partir de 18 ans

- Jeunes ambassadeurs

- Application: Programme de réduction des catastrophes et autres risques.

Conclusion

Recommendations target youngsters from 13 years old by starting with education, going through empowerment to

action in their professional life:

creating awareness today and saving tomorrow.