Join the CEC’s 2024 Youth Engagement Week Workshop: Youth Perspectives on Reaching Horizon 2030
On 27 November, participate in the 2024 CEC Youth Engagement Week (YEW) workshop! This event will provide a unique opportunity for youth to learn about the CEC’s Joint Public Advisory Committee and, in particular, its public consultation process on CEC’s “Reaching Horizon 2030: An Environmental Outlook for North American Cooperation” (H-2030) initiative.
The CEC’s Youth Engagement Week is an annual event designed to embrace youth perspectives in Canada, Mexico and the United States by fostering their active participation in the CEC’s work and efforts. The YEW responds to the CEC’s Youth Engagement Strategy and aims to create an enabling environment for young people across North America to engage in meaningful dialogues, contribute to environmental discussions at the regional and international levels, and collaborate on innovative solutions to address pressing environmental challenges. Through workshops, consultations and collaborative projects, the CEC’s Youth Engagement Week supports the development of an intergenerational network committed to sustainability and environmental stewardship.
Share your local and national youth perspectives with peers on the priority topics of the CEC’s H-2030 initiative: Earth Observation Technologies and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools, sustainable transportation, and the sustainable use and management of biodiversity.
The insights gathered during the workshop will be presented by three youth experts at the upcoming JPAC Public Forum taking place in Mexico City on 4 and 5 December.
Meet the three youth experts who will lead you through the workshop and provide additional information on how to provide your comments and insights in the JPAC H-2030 consultation, as well as bring your perspectives to the JPAC members:
Canada: Sophie McCafferty
Passionate about food, community and land stewardship, Sophie (she/her) can usually be found with her hands on the ground. She brings her experience in agroecological, community-driven initiatives, locally and globally, with a strong foundation in decolonial feminist training and gender-based violence policy. Committed to amplifying youth voices in environmental spaces, Sophie is excited to join the 2024 YEW team. Her priority topics for the H-2030 initiative are centering Indigenous Knowledge and promoting ecosystem services within agriculture to support biodiversity. She is excited to learn and contribute and looks forward to engaging with youth perspectives on pressing environmental issues.
Mexico: Frida Treviño
Frida Treviño is a 28-year-old chemical engineer who has worked as a sustainability strategist in the private sector; she has also been a youth representative in international contexts and in the Mexican Congress. Her greatest interest is in helping to close the gap between international treaties and the domestic implementation of climate policies, giving voice in this process to those who are facing the worst consequences of the climate crisis. Taking advantage of the CEC’s Youth Engagement Week as a tool for addressing this social injustice, Frida, as a young Mexican woman, has the privilege of not only representing North American youth, but also being a part of the trilateral discussions that will enable the region to confront the triple planetary crisis.
United States: Agustín Ángel Bernabé
Agustín Ángel Bernabé is an environmental health activist dedicated to empowering youth and communities through environmental justice initiatives across California. As a Facilitator for the 2024 Youth Engagement Week, Agustín is excited to amplify youth voices on critical environmental issues and engage in meaningful dialogue at the CEC JPAC Public Forum. Driven by firsthand experiences with climate challenges in Guerrero, Mexico, and extensive work across diverse regions, Agustín brings a unique perspective on health, inclusive solutions aligned with the H-2030 priority topics.
Join us for this interactive workshop and be part of shaping the future of environmental cooperation in North America.
For more information, visit the CEC’s Youth Engagement Week webpage.
Date: 27 November 2024
Time: 2 – 4 PM Pacific Time
4 – 6 PM Mexico City
5 – 7 PM Washington, D.C.-Montreal
This webinar will be available in English, French and Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation provided in all three languages.
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About the CEC
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) was established in 1994 by the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States through the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, a parallel environmental agreement to NAFTA. As of 2020, the CEC is recognized and maintained by the Environmental Cooperation Agreement, in parallel with the new Free Trade Agreement of North America. The CEC brings together a wide range of stakeholders, including the general public, Indigenous people, youth, nongovernmental organizations, academia, and the business sector, to seek solutions to protect North America’s shared environment while supporting sustainable development for the benefit of present and future generations
The CEC is governed and funded equally by the Government of Canada through Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Government of the United States of Mexico through the Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, and the Government of the United States of America through the Environmental Protection Agency.