An account of the High-Level Climate Change Youth Summit organized by the Young Professional and Youth Coalition in partnership with the Climate Investment Fund.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
THE YPYC- CIF – BHC YOUTH CLIMATE SUMMIT
REPORT
APRIL 2022
ACCRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The YPYC High-level Climate Change Youth
Summit held on the 1st of April 2022 at the Accra
International Conference Center (AICC) in
partnership with the Climate Investment Funds
(CIF) and British High Commission, Accra, saw
the participation of very distinguished young
leaders from Tertiary institutions, professional
bodies, government agencies and the private sector under the theme “Confronting our
individual and collective roles in addressing the climate change crises.”
The Summit included a conference session, two-panel discussions and two breakout
sessions. The panel discussions concerned themselves with Assessing the Real Impact of
the Climate Change Crisis in Ghana and Mobilizing the Required Funding for addressing
the Climate Crisis
whereas the
breakout sessions
were a Capacity
Building Workshop
on Mitigation and
Adaptation
Approaches and
Climate Change
Entrepreneurship.
A total number of
four hundred and ten 410 participants consisting of 370 young leaders, 15 Summit
Speakers/Panelists/Moderators, 22 Volunteers, 15 Media Team, 15 Technical Team and
5 VIP Security Operatives.
Notable among the distinguished guests were the Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor, MP for
Damango and Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mafalda Duarte, CEO of Climate

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Investment Fund (CIF), Representative from Ministry of Environment, Science,
Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Dr Julian Wright, West Africa Senior Advisor for
Climate Change and Natural Resources at the British High Commission, Deputy Chief
Executive Officer of Ghana Forestry Commission, Mr Nyadia Suleman Nelson, Deputy
Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Emmanuel Agyemang
Dwomoh, Ms Dora Cudjoe, Senior Operations Officer and Lead Stakeholder Engagement,
CIF, USA, Representative from the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Foster Gyamfi, Dr Charlotte
Nana Norman, NADMO , Kassim Gawusu, ED, AYICC, Sena Alouka, International Director,
YVE, Togo, Pat Agyekum among others.
With the participation of 410
distinguished leaders drawn from
across the country and different
stakeholder groups, we are happy to
report that the Summit was a huge
success and concluded with a call for
youth Climate Action now. An Action
Plan detailing the next steps put under
five (5) broad pillar programs which YPYC will collaborate with CIF and relevant partners
to implement are as follows;
1. National Youth Climate Innovators Empowerment Fund Program - Climate
Financing.
2. Regional Youth Climate Engagement Roadshows – Climate Advocacy
3. Youth Afforestation & Smart Cocoa Education Program-
4. Young Climate Leaders Ambassadors & Activists Awards Program – Climate
Governance
5. Mapping CIF Financing Project in Ghana and the Sub region Agenda
Overall, the youth participants were excited and showed great interest in further climate
action capacity building engagements at the grassroots level. Almost all the youth
participants were very satisfied with speakers, panel discussion, the topics and the
content excellently delivered.

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It is highly recommended that YPYC sign an MOU with CIFs to sustain this high-level
enthusiasm of the young leaders. Maintain the partnership and team up with partners
like Sena Alouka, YVE and Kassim Gawusu, AYICC to sustain Ghana Youth Climate Summit
annually and also replicate it in the whole of Africa continent
We present this Report both as our appreciation to all partners, participants and also as
a guide to the Summit and the Way forward. We wish you an interesting read.
Andy Okrah
President, YPYC

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INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
The Climate Change Crisis continues to knock on our doors every day, melting glaciers,
extreme heat, flooding, tsunami, drought, air pollution, greenhouse gas effect means that
the climate change crisis is more than a ticking time bomb hence without urgent action
at every level, the world will be worse off than we could ever imagine.
Ghana is facing its share of how the climate crisis is negatively disrupting lives and
rendering thousands of people vulnerable across the length and breadth of the country,
we see it whenever it rains where people are at the mercy of floods, we say it when rising
sea water level wash away some communities in the Volta region. When our food supply
is threatened, we know why, the heat during the daytime is a nightmare to everybody
these days and we cannot continue to live and ignore these warnings when it threatens
our very existence.
The world just returned from Glasgow, where countries, multinationals and world leaders
are aggressively putting themselves to finding urgent and lasting solutions to the climate
crisis.
There is no doubt that action is needed at the individual, organizational and governmental
levels to contribute to finding solutions to the crisis. It is for these reasons that the Young
Professionals and Youth Coalition (YPYC) an independent youth-centred organization with
a reputation for shaping the conversation, thoughts and building young leaders partnered
CIF, British High Commission ‘in Ghana and others in responding to the urgency of the
climate crisis convened a high-profile summit dubbed ‘The Climate Summit’ to bring
stakeholders together to deliberate on collective roles in addressing the crisis. It is the
first step of the YPYC Nationwide Climate Change Youth Engagement Program for
2022.YPYC positions Climate Change Education as a ‘Big Deal’ in 2022 and our focus is
on the tertiary institutions.

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YPYC do recognize immense contributions by some Climate Change Youth Organizations
in Ghana and would like to complement their efforts and collaborate with them to do
more.
To this effect, the High-level Youth Climate Summit was organized to bring together
young leaders to build their capacity in the knowledge of climate change and to provide
them with the tools with which they can engineer innovative solutions to addressing the
climate crisis.
THEME: The summit was anchored on the broad theme of “confronting our individual
and collective roles towards addressing the climate change crisis”
OBJECTIVES:
 To draw attention to the Ghanaian context of the climate crisis
 To cascade the outcome of COP 26 to the local context
 To challenge individuals and organizations to confront their roles in addressing the
climate crisis
 To build the capacity of young people (especially tertiary students) in providing
leadership in addressing the climate crisis
SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDERS WHO ATTENDED
The stakeholder’s forum was attended by participants from the Ministry of Natural
Resources, Ministry of Finance, Forestry Commission, Ghana Cocoa Board, Environmental
Protection Agency, NADMO, University of Ghana, Ghana Institute of Journalism, Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ashesi University, University of
Development Studies, African University College of Communications, Parliament of
Ghana, Nursing College, Ghana Youth Council, Africa Youth Initiative of Climate Change,
Young Volunteers of the Environment other community young leaders from the general
public.

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PARTICIPANTS SUMMARY
We are happy to report that the summit recorded 410 participants in total, 350 in person
and 60 people joined via zoom comprising of 263 and 147 male and female participants
respectively. The event was steamed live on YPYCGhana Facebook page (link will be at
the appendix).

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The conference had
delegations from
student lawyers’
association, student
Doctors
associations, and
Student leaders
from various
universities, youth
religious leaders, professional groups, second cycle institutions, national service,
assembly members among others.
FORMAT OF THE CLIMATE SUMMIT
The Summit was organized in two parts, part one concerned itself with a high-profile
dialogue on climate change and the second part was a breakout session to build the
capacity of young professionals and youth leaders to be well equipped to explore ways
to find innovative solutions to the climate crisis.
The Summit was held physically with participation open to selected stakeholders but with
free online/virtual participation to the general public and other participants outside
Ghana.
VIDEO AND PICTURE EFFECT: There was a ten minutes video and pictures
documentary on how the Climate Change Crisis is disrupting the lives of Ghanaians across
the country, to bring the visual effect of the crisis to the front of the minds of the
participants.

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SUMMIT MODERATORS
 Mr. Andy Okrah, YPYC President and Former Deputy Minister of Ashanti Region
 Cedric Dzelu, YMCA Global Climate Change Ambassador and YPYC Vice President
ANDY OKRAH CEDRIC DZELU
KEY STATEMENTS BY SPEAKERS
Guest of Honor cum Keynote Address, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, Minister of Lands and
Natural Resources
Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister of Lands
and Natural Resources, urged the youth to
participate actively in the government's efforts
to mitigate the country's climate change
impact.
He explained that the Government’s Green
Ghana Project provided them and other
members of society a unique opportunity to contribute to the battle against climate
change by planting trees. He stated that climate actions are a whole society’s concern.
The role of governments; national and local, is vital, but without the participation of the
youth communities cannot make the needed impact. He thus advised the youth to get

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involved and own the fight. He explained The Government of Ghana is dedicated to the
Joint Framework of Action, which was agreed with the government of Cote d'Ivoire and
36 cocoa and chocolate-producing enterprises to stop deforestation and forest
degradation caused by cocoa production. His ministry planted 7 million trees across the
country in June 2021 under the Green Ghana Day initiative. The Green Ghana Day this
year plan to plant 20 million trees on 10th June 2022. Hon Jinapor invited YPYC partner
his Ministry for the Green Ghana Day to plant the trees. Beyond the Green Ghana project
and through the Paris Agreement article 5, Red+ mechanism and in line with the Ghana
Redd+ strategy, Ghana has developed and is implementing two programs, namely: The
Ghana Cocoa Forest Redd+ program and the Ghana Shear Landscape Emission Reduction
project to ensure emission reduction in our major commodity supply chains. Cocoa in the
forest zone and shear in the Savannah zone. The youth were also encouraged to be
ambitious, set their goals and dreams, work hard to achieve them and get involved in
things happening in all aspects of their national life and especially issues bothering around
Climate change.
MAFALDA DUARTE, CEO OF CLIMATE INVESTMENT FUNDS
Ms. Mafalda Duarte, the CEO of
Climate Investment Funds, opened
the conference by inspiring and
urging young people to own climate
actions in their communities and
country. She said that all was not lost
when it came to climate change and
that the Fund is leading many
climate action projects in Africa because it is developing countries the global climate
change war would be won or lost. According to her, the $8.3 billion Climate Investment
Funds has stepped up its efforts to accelerate global action on methods, as well as a

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strong emphasis on learning and exchange of information and technical experience and
invited young people to participate effectively to make impact.
Ms. Duarte encouraged the participants not to underestimate the power and influence of
their voice and skill in providing the answers to the climate questions
Established the fact that it is the right for the voices of the youth to be heard on issues
of climate justice as it is their future.
She mentioned numerous funding opportunities and scholarships they are implementing.
The CIF is a partner to fund the innovative ideas of young people in addressing the crises.
She said young people have a role to play in defining the future as far as climate change
is concerned.
MR ANDY OKRAH, YPYC FOUNDING PRESIDENT AND FORMER DEPUTY
MINISTER, ASHANTI REGION.
Mr Andy Osei-Okrah, Founder of Young
Professionals and Youth Coalition (YPYC)
in his op purpose statement observed that
regardless of all the climate issues we are
facing today, there is hope. He called on
the youth to come up with ideas and
innovations to combat this global menace.
He revealed that the leadership of YPYC
would in the immediate short-term focus
on capacity building and empowerment of
the youth, with the know-how and skills to
aid in climate solutions, mass public education and awareness creation. An action plan
was to be made at the end of the summit which will reflect on the theme of the summit,
which insists on individual and collective roles, networking and partnering including
education in the countryside. Young leaders were mandated to push the climate change
agenda at any national discourse. The Youth Climate Summit was birthed as a result of
the hope that young people can generate the ideas to solve the crisis, with partnerships
from various key stakeholders and institutions. The YPYC is ambitious in building the
capacities of these leaders to provide transformative solutions in addressing the crises,
and to expose student leaders to the climate investment funding and climate financing
agencies where their innovative solutions can be financed. He emphasized that Civil

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societies, Government Ministries must support youth in climate action projects and
programs without hesitation
DR JULIAN WRIGHT, WEST AFRICA SENIOR ADVISOR FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
The West Africa Senior Advisor for Climate
Change and Natural Resources at the British
High Commission in Ghana, Dr. Julian Wright,
who represented the High Commissioner said
that the UK has a long-term interest in tackling
climate change and also interested in the
involvement of the youth in the fight against
climate change. He highlighted three areas for
the youth to focus their actions on. The first
one is pushing the international agenda. He
stated that “Ghana is in the forefront of the climate change challenge fight and the youth
must have a voice that leads to negotiations”. Secondly, the youth should be active and
engage the public in their campaign against climate change. Finally, the future is in
dealing with climate change. We have a choice as to the kind of future we want to see
and the kind of earth we want to live in. The youth certainly are the future. The future is
in dealing with climate change. We have a choice as to the kind of future we want to see
and the kind of earth we want to live in. The youth certainly is the future. He ended by
wishing us well on our journey.
KWABENA ADU-GYAMFI, PRESIDENT, GRADUATE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
OF GHANA (GRASAG), KNUST
Kwabena Adu-Gyamfi, President, Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG),
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) said that the climate
emergency is a race we are losing but it is a race we
can win. According to him, no cover of the globe is
immune from the devastating consequences of climate
change; sea levels are rising, oceans are acidifying and
forests are burning. He urged all that now is the time
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bought in to participate more effectively. He admonished the older generations in power
and with the resources to listen to the voices of the younger ones and not push them
away. He encouraged all student leaders to take up the fight to make initiatives on their
various campuses which will help in the fight against climate change. If climate change
must be tackled, it must be tackled now and by you and me. New technologies and
nature-based solutions will enable us all to leap forward to a cleaner and resilient front.
DR EMMANUEL AGYEMANG DWOMOH, DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE
OF AGRONOMY AND QUALITY CONTROL AT GHANA COCOA BOARD.
Dr Emmanuel Dwomoh
observed that the discussions
about climate change including
its effects and adaptation and
mitigation could not have come
at a better time. Climate is
undoubtedly changing over
time and the world is
experiencing the effects now
more than ever. The sooner
the efforts are made to curb
this phenomenon, the better
for the world at large. Ghana
has experienced a changing climate over the years and according to research by the
United States, Ghana has experienced a one degree Celsius increase in temperature since
1960. Farmers are now unable to predict weather patterns in order to guide their
agricultural activities due to climate change. “This is disturbing, considering that over
65% of the labor force in Ghana is engaged in agriculture. Agriculture employs more than
half of the working population directly and indirectly and is central in contributing to food
security, gross production of food in the country,” he stated. Climate change therefore
poses a great threat to growth of the agricultural sector since the majority of the farmers
are rain dependent for the survival of the crops, with less than 2% depending on
irrigators. Speaking on the area of cocoa production, he mentioned that climate change
will not only affect the production of cocoa, but will eventually affect the country’s
development since cocoa is a key enabler in our economy. The future impact of climate
change depends on how much countries reduce the emissions of greenhouse gasses and
adapt to climate change. Changes in the climate have negative effects on the cocoa

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sector. He mentioned that in line with their strategy movement, the COCOBOD in
collaboration with Forestry Commission and its prime partners has developed a climate
smart cocoa production standard under the REDD+ programme. This document will serve
as a blueprint in guiding smart cocoa production. He stated that all the efforts of the
government and stakeholders will be in vain if they do not involve the youth, therefore
the capacities of the youth must be built by sensitizing them on the causes and effects of
climate change and the effects of not addressing it timely.
MR NYADIA SULEMANA NELSON, THE DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
THE GHANA FORESTRY COMMISSION
Mr. Nyadia Sulemana Nelson, the
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ghana
Forestry Commission said the future of
ecosystems belongs to the youth and
how the future is preserved and
safeguarded with sustainable climate
actions that will have a significant impact
on the development of the youth.
According to him, everybody, especially
the youth, have a role to play in keeping
the 1.5 ℃ temperature alive nothing that
interventions on addressing illegal
logging, provision of alternative and additional livelihoods, forest protection and
management, wood industry diversification, are all embedded in governance structures
that need the active engagement of the youth and other stakeholders as change makers
and drivers of positive impact.

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HIGHLIGHT OF 1ST PANEL DISCUSSION
Topic: Assessing the Real Impact of the Climate Crisis in Ghana
Moderator: Mr Andy Okrah
Panelists:
• Kassim Gawusu- Toure, Executive Director, AYICC
• Dr. Antwi Bosiako, Director, EPA
• Msharlotte Naana Norman, Director of Climate Change Adaptation, NADMO
• Edmund Hyde, Climate Change Victim in Ghana

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TAKEAWAYS:
• When the issue of climate change is mentioned, people tend to think it is far away from
us but that is not the case as it is here and proving that by all audience and panel affecting
us in various ways.
• We have to assess and understand how climate change affects us especially young
people to know how to deal with it.
• Climate change not only poses environmental issues but social and economic issues as
well.
• The trend shows that climate change is happening worse over time.
• Climate Change is causing loss of lives and properties
• Climate change is forcing migration. Climate migrants.
• Our actions also contribute to some disasters and may not necessarily be a result of
climate change.
• Data availability was a key necessity for climate action and climate recovery
• Technology application is needed: some of these include bisectors in detecting rainfall
patterns, temperature changes and other climate variables.
• Social education: there is the need to start education about climate change and its
effects from infancy (in our schools), encourage more assessments of vegetation,
reduction of heat emission from human activities.
Contribution by Kelvin Sah Kelvin Sah, an Engineer, Environmental Consultant and
former Student Representative
Council President of KNUST
contributed to the discussion on some of
the digital technology tools that can
be used in climate action. He
outlined some tools like Remote Sensing
with satellite imagery, drone
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Information Systems (GIS). He explained how his consultancy, DELSAH Engineering, has
been using these tools to access climate impact across the country. Some areas of
application he outlined were environmental assessments, vegetation change analysis,
precision farming, using drones for irrigation planning and for detection of healthy and
unhealthy crops to inform decision making. He also added that DELSAH Engineering uses
digital tools in accessing flood-prone areas and create flood prediction maps for effective
disaster mitigation and management. Kelvin urged the youth to take up the challenge to
learn modern digital tools to effectively equip them in the climate change fight. He also
urged stakeholders like NADMO, Forestry Commission, CIF, and World Bank to
continuously increase technical training opportunities and promote the use of digital tools
like Drone technology, Satellite imagery and GIS in their operations.
HIGHLIGHT OF 2ND PANEL DISCUSSION
Topic: Mobilizing the required funding to address the climate crisis
Moderator: Ms Dora Cudjoe, Lead, Stakeholder Engagement at the Climate Investment
Funds
Panelists:
• Dr Julian Wright, Snr Policy Advisor, British High Commission
• Sena Alouka, Executive Director, YVE, Togo
Foster Gyamfi, Representative, Ministry of Finance, Ghana

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TAKEAWAYS:
The following sources of funding were outlined to participants:
• Donor finance
• Public Finance- where Government agencies mobilize public funds to address the crisis
• Private finance
• Bilateral sector: donor partners from the British High Commission, GIZ etc.
• Multilateral sector: multilateral funds (CIF, Green Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund, etc.)
Dr. Julian Wright, from British High Commission outlined three different ways to
support climate change efforts, the first of which was donations from rich countries. He
went on to add that developed nations, such as the United Kingdom, must pay $100
million to the battle against climate change, particularly in emerging and developing
countries. He went on to say that public finance is a type of funding in which members
of the public and government institutions from all around the world pay money to
combat climate change and its consequences. Private financing is the final but not least
method of funding. Governments get financial assistance from private persons and
organizations (NGO's) such as GIZ, USAID, UKAID, CIF, and other private institutions to
promote climate change and its consequences programs.

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The Ministry of Finance's officials Mr. Gyamfi, also explained how national climate
change programs are funded. He said that the most usual way to fund these initiatives
at the national level is to include them in the annual national budget, but they may also
be funded by private institutions and individuals.
Sena, a Togo native, spoke about a project he championed that received financing from
an international agency and has benefited Togo's battle against climate change, and he
urged everyone to come out and build climate-change-fighting programs and how to
acquire funding for them.

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BREAKOUT SESSION 1
Topic: Capacity building on adaptation and mitigation
This session was a capacity building session that sought to bring awareness to the factors
that trigger climate change and how it can be addressed from the individual and
communal level.
MODERATOR: Patience Agyekum
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
 Targeting policymakers not just in Ghana but across the world.
 Gaining funds to help improve climate change.
 Creating national parks and focusing more on creating green initiatives.
 Joining the government in establishing these agendas
 Increase innovation in our farming system and avoid bioproducts in the
environmental systems.
 The need for more focus on preventive measures than management of situations
when the harm has already been caused. It was also added that there is a need
to promote and enhance recycling.
 The planting of more trees should be encouraged
 Going green by innovating our farming system- given by the participant.

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 Reduction of meat intake to reduce the harm to the climate and regular
movements to promote good health.
 Create lucrative jobs for those indulging in illegal activities that affect climate
change
 Employing the use of what is normally referred to as the 3Rs (Reduce, recycle and
reserve)
BREAKOUT SESSION 2
Topic: Capacity Building on Climate Entrepreneurship and innovation
MODERATOR: Patience Agyekum
TAKEAWAYS:
• Mass implementation of the use of biodigesters to produce biogas in the rural areas, to
help reduce the felling of trees for firewood.
• Innovation and entrepreneurship are at the heart of the crisis.
• Participants were charged to look at their climate change-related issues and come out
with innovative ideas for funding.

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CLOSING STATEMENTS
The closing words from the Greater Accra President of the Young Men’s Christian
Association (YMCA), Nana Odeneho,
the Ahenebahene of Asamankese,
proposing the concept of “Acta non-
Verba” (actions not words) to the
youth, that the distinguish participants
should put into actions the knowledge
and expertise they have gained at the
summit to contribute to addressing the
climate change crisis in Ghana and beyond. He also briefed the summit on the YMCA as
a youth Organization interested in supporting the actions of the youth especially by
funding innovative ideas and projects.
Hon Andy Okrah President of YPYC and the Summit Host closed the Summit successfully,
by thanking all participants, speakers, major partners, everyone who contributed one way
or the other and admonished the youth to take climate action now. He said all information
gathered today should be used to the advantage of our country and the world.

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CONCLUSIONS
All stakeholders agree that Ghana Youth Climate Summit was an eye opener and highly
beneficial and greater investment must be made in youth capacity building for climate
action at all levels. The Summit brought hope to the youth and young leaders that they
have a critical to role play in climate change solutions and policy makers must give way.
The Summit brought to light many laudable suggestions, ideas and funding opportunities
available in the climate change fight. The youth were encouraged to have hope and to
unleash their skills and potential in the climate change fight. The youth were urged and
poised for climate action now
Suggestions for sensitization of the general public on the causes and effects of climate
change were stated to be essential at this time in the world.
Without a doubt, it is now on record that the YPYC High-Level Youth Climate Summit has
been a huge success, awesome and will now serve as the anchor to further engagement
and solutions in the climate change space in Ghana and the West African Region.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It was highly recommended that this amazing program should be replicated in the whole
of Africa where YPYC leads in partnering like-minded institutions like YVE, GAYO, Greener
etc. Secondly the Youth Climate Summit becomes an annual event and the Venue can be
rotated. Thirdly, the momentum
generated in the youth and young
leaders from this summit should be
sustained in preparation towards
COP27. It is recommended YPYC -CIF
partnership should sign an MOU for
3-5 years to sustain the youth climate
action started so that the benefits
can realized both quantitively and
qualitatively.

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ACTION PLAN AND NEXT STEPS
At the end of the Summit, the participants charged the YPYC as well as the CIF and other
partners of the Conference to concern themselves with the following to ensure that young
leaders are at the front burner of providing innovative solutions in addressing the climate
crisis. The next steps have been grouped under five (5) main Pillar Programs as follows:
1 NATIONAL YOUTH CLIMATE INNOVATORS EMPOWERMENT FUND
PROGRAM (CLIMATE FINANCING)
• Set up climate innovator fund, to promote, lead and partner CIF in financing innovative
ideas and solutions in Ghana aiming to create at least 200,000 empowerment
opportunities through direct youth empowerment over a period of three years.
•Call for sustainable jobs and climate-related jobs that open up the opportunity for
entrepreneurship in addressing the crisis.
• Promote and lead climate financing agenda
• Facilitate technical training opportunities and employ tools such as Drone technology,
Satellite imagery and GIS in their operations in the fight against climate change.

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2 REGIONAL YOUTH CLIMATE ENGAGEMENT ROADSHOWS (CLIMATE
EDUCATION AND ADAPTATION)
• Engage in a nationwide capacity building of young people to bring awareness to the
issue and to equip young people to make their contribution in addressing the crisis.
• Establish an Education and Awareness Project that will constantly be providing young
people with the necessary information to make young people stay updated on the issues
of the crisis.
• Initiate preparation for COP27 and champion the representation of young people at
COP27
• Employ the use of what is normally referred to as the 3Rs (Reduce, Recycle and
Reserve) in daily lives.
•Initiate and lead the organization of African Youth Climate Summit 2022 with key
partners like Sena, Kassim and others.
3 YOUTH CLIMATE AFFORESTATION &
SMART COCOA EDUCATION PROGRAM
(CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND
RESILIENCE)
• Establish YPYC Climate Action Network to
champion programs and projects in the

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area of climate change and other environmental agendas.
• Increase Afforestation Programs; According to statistics, if forests and other nature-
based solutions are well managed, they can contribute to a third of global climate
solutions. Partner Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and Forestry Commission for
the Green Ghana Project and Forest Improvement Program under REDD Strategy
• Embark on Climate Gender and Children Education in Cocoa Growing Areas in Ghana.
4 YOUNG CLIMATE LEADERS’ AMBASSADORS & ACTIVISTS AWARDS (CLIMATE
POLICY ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION)
•Appoint Climate Brand Ambassadors and Activists to lead and achieve Climate Agendas
• Encourage and empower people to use more public transport or walking than personal
cars reducing the Emissions, Reduce the importation of second-hand clothes: fast fashion
is increasing Ocean acidification.
• Advocate Involvement of the youth in making decisions on climate change at all levels
of the governance structure both in the public and the private sector. (Climate
Governance)
• Advocate for More taxes to be imposed on plastic producing companies to reduce
production.
• Encourage and empower people to pursue Meatless campaigns

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•Advocate for enforcement of the law against perpetrators to tackle the negative human
behaviours
5 MAPPING CIF FINANCING PROJECTS IN GHANA AND THE SUB REGION
(CLIMATE FINANCE)
• Initiate research into critical areas of impact of the climate change crises to ascertain
the real impact of the crises on people and properties.
• Undertake a comprehensive stock take of funding opportunities in climate change
• Create more avenues to help in the application of all knowledge and skill attained to
combat climate change. -
•Initiate Identification and compilation of CIF financing projects.

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MEDIA ENGAGEMENT FOR THE SUMMIT
A communication plan was developed for the Summit for Pre-Event, During and Post
Event. 3 Official Press release and statement were issued before the Event. There were
well carried by many online portals, newspaper
YPYC was privileged to the two major and largest Media Houses in Ghana, GTV the station
of the Nation and the Multimedia Group as our Official Media Partners. These led to their
studios engagement to talk about the Youth Climate Summit prior to day to whip up
general public interest. There were live interviews over 15-20mins on air and streamed
live on the networks social media handles ie GTV Breakfast Show and The Pulse Talk
Show on Joy News TV. Live Presenter Mentioning LPMs were done on Joy FM and Joy
News TV. These media engagement cost fortunes but it was done Free to support the
Climate Action.
We also had The Inquisitor Newspaper as our official print partner. Several Adverts and
stories were done for Free in support of the Summit.
Find below some press cuttings, links to articles and videos that were published.
During the Event on the Day, the Event was streamed live on YPYC Ghana Facebook page
and 10 media outlets carried the news afterwards i.e. GTV, Joy News TV, Joy Fm, Radio
Ghana, GNA, Daily Graphic, Ghanaian Times, GNA, Rite FM, Chronicle. Many online portals
carried the news and story after the event.
MEDIA ASSETS
Conference video highlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLpxrQIFLWA&t=7s
Links to TV appearance:
 https://www.myjoyonline.com/ypyc-hosts-youth-climate-change-summit-in-
accra/
 https://3news.com/ypyc-cif-bhc-collaborate-to-intensify-engagements-in-climate-
action-in-africa/
 https://www.facebook.com/gbcghana/videos/574181380248730/

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Articles
 https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-own-fight-against-
climate-change-samuel-jinapor-to-youth.html
 https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/YPYC-CIF-BHC-
collaborate-to-intensify-youth-engagements-in-climate-action-in-Africa-1503143
 https://myrepubliconline.com/ypyc-cif-bhc-collaborate-to-intensify-youth-
activities-in-climate-change/
 https://starrfm.com.gh/2022/03/ypyc-cif-bhc-collaborate-to-intensify-youth-
engagements-in-climate-action-in-africa/
 https://www.gna.org.gh/1.21449300
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VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT
To ensure the Youth Climate Summit was well organized, YPYC Ghana set up a protocol
team to coordinate activities on the day of the event. The protocol team consisted of 25
volunteers (12 females and 13 males) who were sourced mainly from YPYC’s existing
volunteer database as well as the organization’s campus chapters and partner tertiary
institutions.
PRE–SUMMIT VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENTS
In the days leading to the Summit, YPYC Ghana created a WhatsApp group for the
protocol team to facilitate the sharing of daily updates and key information on the event.
On 30th March, 2022, a virtual
orientation was also convened to
facilitate introductions between
volunteers and the leadership of
YPYC as well as brief them on plans
for the Summit. In attendance were
the Founder and President of YPYC
Ghana together with some YPYC
Executives and office staff, the Senior
Operations and Stakeholder Lead at
Climate Investment Funds and 17 volunteers.
The following formed the core of discussions held during the virtual orientation:
i. Youth Climate Summit programme details
ii. Responsibilities and conduct of protocol team
iii. Provision of logistics to protocol team (including Youth Climate Summit branded t-
shirts, meals etc.)
The virtual orientation also served as a platform to address questions volunteers had.
VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENTS DURING THE SUMMIT
On the day of the Summit i.e. 1st April, 2022, volunteers reported to the Accra
International Conference Center (AICC) as early as 6:00 am. They were served with
breakfast and provided with Youth Climate Summit branded t-shirts which they wore with
blue jeans – as official protocol team attire and for easy identification.

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A group photograph of the Youth Climate Summit Protocol Team
Volunteers were grouped and assigned responsibilities per YPYC Ghana’s protocol team
guideline document to ensure effective coordination of activities. Broadly, volunteers
performed the following duties during the Summit:
i. Assisted with the set-up of venue
ii. Registered participants
iii. Ushered and attended to the needs of dignitaries and participants
iv. Provided IT/live streaming support services for online audience
v. Served refreshments during health break
vi. Ensured safety of YPYC properties
vii. Facilitated photoshoot with delegates and participants
Teams of volunteers were stationed at different posts – including the main entrance and
foyer of AICC, registration desk, outer and inner perimeters of the Summit Hall with
others joining the IT and media team – where they discharged their duties.

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SUMMARY OF FEEDBACK FROM THE SUMMIT EVALUATION
1. Overall, 99% of the youth participants were excited and showed great interest in
further climate action capacity building engagements at the grassroots level.
2. 98% of youth participants were very satisfied with speakers, panel discussion and
the content delivered.
3. 70% very satisfied with length and pace of the Summit. However, recommended
more time and more days
4. 98% of the youth participants were very satisfied with the overall quality of the
Summit. Indicated, the quality and source of rich information on climate change
and climate financing, the super interactive and engaging event; selection of
panelist were professional, very educative and eye opener.
5. Over 90% rated publicity of the summit very good but further requested more
publicity should be done to them in their institutions and localities
6. Young leaders were enthusiastic about climate change action funding
opportunities. They were excited about the opportunities the CIF CEO shared with
participants. Many were hearing it for the first time.
7. Many were concerned about how their colleagues at the district level would be
involved. 90% recommended that the Summit be cascaded to other localities and
regions to reach a lot younger brains.
8. Other international participants said the engagement must be taken to a
continental level. They expect the African Union to show greater commitment in
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9. Majority indicated to get in the Green Ghana project, plant more trees, assess
donor funding for their climate change initiatives, climate entrepreneurship,
indicated we need climate finance to boost adaptation and mitigation activities
10.Almost every participant requested educating others on climate change, joining
networks in fighting for climate preservation. Infact a lot of ideas were shared
and are just few summarized common ones.
11.98% of the youth participants suggested this unique educative Summit should be
regular, maintained, sustained and replicated across the country and the
continent. And that CIF -YPYC partnership must be cemented with a bond like
MOU for further engagements.
REPORT WRITERS YPYC TEAM
Andy Okrah, Chief Writer
Cedric Dzelu
Raymond Ablorh
Emmanuel Gyasi
Kelvin Sah
Suzzana Osei Nana Afua
COLLABORATORS
CIF- Main Sponsor
BHC
AYICC
YVE
ALICA Consulting Ltd
MEDIA PARTNERS
GTV
JOY NEWS TV
JOY FM
The Inquisitor Newspaper
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