Organised by the coalition members, children from
diferent countries were interviewed on their wish for the
future and their message to world leaders.
In the lead up to COP27 in Egypt in November 2022, a new
video series, Voices of Change, features ten interviews with
some of the world’s indefatigable climate activists, looking
at their courage to persist against all odds, while
advocating for change and solutions to protect vulnerable
communities and our planet. The frst interview features
Vanessa Nakate, a climate activist from Uganda and a
Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals.
MEETING DECISION-MAKERS
AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS FOR
BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE
KIDS' MESSAGES ON CLIMATE
CHANGE TO WORLD LEADERS
VOICES OF CHANGE: CLIMATE
CHANGE IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE
There’s a good chance that you will need to meet someone
in a position of power to help you achieve your goals. This
could be a national Minister of Education, an advisor,
someone at UNESCO, or a local chief. Whoever it is, there
are some things to keep in mind to help you reach and
infuence them.
1. Setting up an advocacy meeting
Contact
Find out the best way to reach them. Who can help you set
up a meeting?
Courtesy
The relationship starts here! Recognise that your issue
might not be their priority.
Timing
Is this a good time? Can what you are asking them to do be
done now?
Clarity
Be clear about what you want from them.
2. Prepare
What interests and infuences them?
Go over their position on your issue – could they support
the change you’re looking
for?
Who should go?
Think about who is best to attend the meeting. Can you
involve those directly afected by the issues?
Have you designed brilliant messages?
Go through your messages and requests. List your key
points to communicate.
• Are you legitimate?
Are you recognised as a representative of the people
whose interests you are advocating? Do you have evidence
from your research?
• Are you convincing?
Do you have evidence to support your position? Will what
you are proposing really make a diference?
• Have you got a plan B?
It’s common to turn up at a meeting to fnd that it’s a difer-
ent person than you expected, that you have less time, and
that their agenda is diferent to what you’d agreed. Be
ready for anything!”
UNICEF teamed up with Fridays for Future to highlight
young activists on the front lines of climate change. “Now
is the time to act.” Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,
Nkosi is using his talents to speak out on climate change in
Zimbabwe.
ON THE FRONTLINES OF
CLIMATE CHANGE IN ZIMBABWE
This measure involves taking actions to increase aware-
ness about climate change and adaptation, as not all
groups are aware of their vulnerability or what they can
do to adapt to the changing climate. Raising awareness is
an important part of managing the impacts of climate
change, enhancing adaptive capacity, and reducing
overall vulnerability.
Awareness campaigns can target specifc groups of people
afected by a particular climate threat, stakeholders, or the
general public, with the aim of achieving long-term
behavioral changes. These campaigns are most efective
when they use multiple methods of communication, such
as distributing printed materials, organizing public
meetings and training sessions, providing professional
consultation, using social and mass media, and leveraging
informal networks for information dissemination.
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