By Alexis Gillet
At the Climate Generations Area at Le Bourget, I spoke with Marion and Clément, two young French people who have volunteered for the COY11.
Marion
is a young person who entered active life recently. Working as a
professional consultant in the public domain, she was not predestined
to work for the defence of the planet. But
little
by little, being
sensitive to the impact of climate change, she decided
to apply as a volunteer in
her free time and help out
in
this event.
She
therefore applied on the Internet and as the door to saving our
planet is open to all, she was selected. She found this to be an
enriching experience as it allowed her to meet other people like her,
sensitive to issues that are being discussed right now and
participate in a dynamic space for exchange and sharing.
It
was a
good
experience for her and she would be willing to repeat it
next year in Marrakech.
Clément,
a member of CliMates, (co-organizer organization of
COY) has followed the startup of this gathering since February.
He
himself was more focused on the organization of writing the manifesto
issued to heads of state. Prior to the COY, a first manifesto was
realised by the host association for this event. This first manifesto
was made to lay the foundations of the second manifesto (the largest)
and show the first youth commitments to climate change.
During
the COY, work on the manifesto was produced in partnership with YOUNGO (the youth group officially represented at the negotiations
for the climate). The drafting of this manifesto was made during the
3 day running of the COY and different working groups were active in
drafting it.
Moreover,
a room was opened to the public so that everyone could state their
opinions
on what would be written in the manifesto and so contribute to it.
Therefore,
people of different nationalities (about 150) were
active
in its drafting.
Alongside
the COY in Paris, COYs were organized locally (in 8 other cities in
the world) and could interact with people on the spot and give their
opinions on the content of the document.
This event helped to launch different dynamics, the 5,000 participants present in Paris during those three days were mainly interested in what will happen after this gathering, starting with the presentation of the manifesto to the heads of state and of continuing the projects that were created or merged through this gathering.
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