YLE at COP 28

DELEGATION DASHBOARD

PRE COP

IN A STRONG INAUGURAL STATEMENT LEADING UP TO COP28, THE YOUTH LOVESEGYPT (YLE) FOUNDATION DEMONSTRATED ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN THEPREPARATORY EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 29TH, SETTING THE STAGE FOR THEHIGHLY ANTICIPATED CLIMATE SUMMIT. FROM THE OPENING SESSION, YLEACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN ALL LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS DURING THISPREPARATORY DAY. NOTEWORTHY DISCUSSIONS ENSUED, COVERING VITALTOPICS SUCH AS THE GLOBAL STOCK TAKE PRESENTED BY MWANAHAMISISIGANA FROM THE WOMEN'S ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION(WEDO). FURTHER INSIGHTS WERE SHARED BY JULIUS KARANJA FROM ACTALLIANCE ON CLIMATE FINANCE, AND JULIUS NGOMA FROM COSSONEC DELVEDINTO ADAPTING TO NEW CLIMATE CHALLENGES. ADDITIONALLY, OBED KORINGOFROM THE INTERNATIONAL CARE FOUNDATION ADDRESSED ANTICIPATEDLOSSES AND RISKS, PROVIDING CRUCIAL WARNINGS. THE PREPARATORYSESSIONS ALSO FEATURED A SIGNIFICANT PRESENTATION BY THE AFRICANCOMMISSIONERS GROUP FOR COP28, ADDING DEPTH TO THE COMPREHENSIVEDISCUSSIONS.

AS THE PREPARATORY EVENTS UNFOLD, YLE REMAINS COMMITTED TODELIVERING INSIGHTFUL COVERAGE AND CONTRIBUTING VALUE TO EACH FACETOF COP28. THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THESE PREPARATORYDISCUSSIONS UNDERSCORES ITS DEDICATION TO STAYING ABREAST OF KEYCLIMATE-RELATED ISSUES AND FOSTERING MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE. THEJOURNEY CONTINUES AS WE STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON EVERY UNFOLDINGMOMENT DURING THE COP28 PROCEEDINGS. KEEP THE PROMISE!

WEEK 1

IN THE FIRST WEEK OF PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES LEADING UP TOCOP28, THE YOUTH LOVES EGYPT (YLE) FOUNDATION MADESIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN ACTIVELY ENGAGING WITH CRUCIALEVENTS AND DISCUSSIONS. AS PART OF THE PREPARATORYSESSIONS FOR THE UPCOMING CLIMATE SUMMIT, YLE'SCOMMITMENT TO FOSTERING DIALOGUE, GAINING INSIGHTS, ANDCONTRIBUTING MEANINGFULLY TO THE DISCOURSE ON CLIMATEACTION BECAME EVIDENT. THROUGHOUT THIS INITIAL WEEK, THEFOUNDATION DEDICATED ITS EFFORTS TO PARTICIPATING INSESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND PRESENTATIONS, SETTING THE STAGEFOR A ROBUST AND INFORMED PRESENCE AT COP28 IN DUBAI. THISINTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW ENCAPSULATES THE FOUNDATION'SPROACTIVE INVOLVEMENT AND SERVES AS A PRECURSOR TO THEDETAILED COVERAGE OF ITS CONTRIBUTIONS AND ENGAGEMENTSDURING THIS PREPARATORY PHASE. STAY TUNED AS WE DELVEINTO THE IMPACTFUL INITIATIVES AND DISCUSSIONS INITIATED BYYLE IN WEEK ONE OF THE COP28 PREPARATIONS.

EGYPTIAN PAVILION

OUR REPRESENTATIVE TEAM FROM THE YOUTH LOVES EGYPT (YLE) FOUNDATIONACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN A DISTINGUISHED SIDE EVENT AT THE EGYPTIANPAVILION DURING THE 28TH CLIMATE SUMMIT, COP28, HELD IN DUBAI. THE FOCALPOINT OF THIS ENGAGEMENT WAS THE DISCUSSION ON YOUTH CAPACITYBUILDING FOR EFFECTIVE POLICY ADVOCACY. SPEAKERS AT THE EVENTUNDERSCORED THE PIVOTAL ROLE PLAYED BY YLE IN ENHANCING THE SKILLS OFYOUNG INDIVIDUALS ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS, OFFERING VALUABLE INSIGHTSINTO THE FOUNDATION'S KEY INITIATIVES AND NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTSTHROUGHOUT THE YEAR 2023. THIS PARTICIPATION REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENTTO CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE GLOBAL DISCOURSE ON CLIMATEACTION AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT.

THE YLE FOUNDATION REMAINS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING POSITIVE CHANGEAND IMPACTFUL CONTRIBUTIONS WITHIN THE REALM OF CLIMATE ACTION. AS WECONTINUE TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN EVENTS SUCH AS COP28, WE LOOK FORWARDTO FURTHER SHOWCASING OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUTH CAPACITY BUILDINGAND EFFECTIVE POLICY ADVOCACY. STAY TUNED FOR FORTHCOMING UPDATES ASWE PERSIST IN MAKING SUBSTANTIVE STRIDES TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE ANDEMPOWERED FUTURE.

RESILIENCE FRONTIERS

YLE SEIZED A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VISION OF"REIMAGINING EGYPT IN 2050" THROUGH ITS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN A SIDEEVENT FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE OF AGROTOURISM. THIS EVENT, HELD ONDECEMBER 3 AT THE RESILIENCE FRONTIERS PAVILION, FEATURED THE ESTEEMEDPRESENCE OF MR. ALESSANDRO, THE UNDP REPRESENTATIVE IN EGYPT. THESESSION REVOLVED AROUND THE CRITICAL DISCOURSE OF INVESTING INAGROTOURISM TO ADDRESS THE INTRICATE CHALLENGES POSED BY CLIMATECHANGE, PARTICULARLY IMPACTING VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. YLE'SREPRESENTATIVES WERE PRESENT DURING THE SIGNING OF A MEMORANDUM OFUNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN UNDP AND THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMYFOUNDATION (KEF). THIS LANDMARK AGREEMENT AIMS TO DESIGN ANDIMPLEMENT THE AGROTOURISM PILLAR FOR KEF'S ONGOING PROJECT,"PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL ALTERNATIVESBASED ON THE TOURISM SECTOR IN LUXOR AND ASWAN, WITH SPECIALATTENTION TO WOMEN AND YOUTH".

ENGINEER DINA IBRAHIM TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPOTLIGHT HER INITIATIVE"YUDA," WHICH FOCUSES ON GREEN FASHION AND THE UTILIZATION OFAGRICULTURAL WASTE IN THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTION OFCLOTHING. THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE FUTURELANDSCAPE OF AGROTOURISM BUT ALSO PROMOTES SUSTAINABILITY WITHINTHE BURGEONING GREEN FASHION INDUSTRY. THE EVENT UNDERSCORED THESIGNIFICANCE OF HARNESSING AGRICULTURAL WASTE IN EGYPT ANDEMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING PRODUCTS THAT ARE BOTHHEALTHY AND ECO-FRIENDLY, THEREBY CHAMPIONING THE REVITALIZATION OFTHIS INDUSTRY IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE BROADER VISION FOR EGYPT IN 2050.

UNITAR MIXER

PROCESSES AND DISCUSSIONS DURING COP28, THE YOUTH LOVES EGYPT (YLE)FOUNDATION PARTICIPATED IN THE COP28 MIXER EVENT. THIS GATHERINGAIMED TO ESTABLISH A PLATFORM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INSIGHTS,EXPERIENCES, AND IDEAS RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT. YLE FOUNDATION MEMBERS, ENGINEERS SARA NASSER ANDSARA SHERIF, PLAYED PIVOTAL ROLES AS FACILITATORS WITHIN THEDELEGATION REPRESENTING THE FOUNDATION AT COP28. THE EVENT, TITLED"COP28 MIXER: CLIMATE CONNECTIONS," TOOK PLACE IN THE #GREENZONE, INCOLLABORATION WITH UNITAR AND UNYLDP. DURING THIS SESSION, THE YLEDELEGATION ENGAGED IN IMPACTFUL DISCUSSIONS WITH YOUTHPARTICIPANTS, FOCUSING ON FOUR KEY PILLARS: EMPOWERING THE GREENGENERATION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING,ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND AIDING MARGINALIZEDCOMMUNITIES IN ACHIEVING ZERO EMISSIONS, TRANSITIONING CURRENTINDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS TO CLEAN ENERGY, AND PROMOTING COLLABORATIONBETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTALCHALLENGES AND BOOST GREEN TRADE.

AS THE YLE DELEGATION ACTIVELY FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS ON THESECRITICAL TOPICS, THEY CONTRIBUTED TO EMPOWERING THE YOUTH WITHKNOWLEDGE AND FOSTERING A COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THEPRESSING CHALLENGES IN THE REALMS OF CLIMATE ACTION ANDSUSTAINABILITY. THE YLE FOUNDATION REMAINS COMMITTED TO MAKINGMEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS AT COP28 AND AWAITS FURTHEROPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE. STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPDATES ONOUR JOURNEY TOWARDS CREATING POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANDEMPOWERING THE YOUTH

MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

THE YOUTH LOVES EGYPT (YLE) FOUNDATION ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN FOSTERING THEEMPOWERMENT OF YOUTH VOICES DURING THE #COP28 EVENTS AT THE MONTFORT UNIVERSITYPAVILION. ON DECEMBER 4TH, OUR DELEGATION TOOK PART IN A DISCUSSION SESSION AT THEUNIVERSITY BOOTH, FOCUSING ON CRITICAL TOPICS PERTINENT TO UNIVERSITY YOUTH.

DURING THE SESSION, WE DELVED INTO KEY SOLUTIONS AIMED AT EFFECTIVELY AMPLIFYING THEVOICES OF EGYPTIAN UNIVERSITY YOUTH. THE DISCUSSION CENTERED ON EMPOWERING THESEYOUNG INDIVIDUALS WITH ESSENTIAL SKILLS THAT RESONATE WITH THE ONGOING CHANGES INTHE JOB MARKET AND ITS EVOLVING REQUIREMENTS. THIS STRATEGIC APPROACH SEEKS TOEQUIP THE YOUTH WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO NAVIGATE AND EXCEL IN A DYNAMICPROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE.

HIGHLIGHTING THE QUALITY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS, WITH APARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE YLE UNIVERSITIES CLUB INITIATIVE, WE ANNOUNCED AMILESTONE MOMENT – THE LAUNCH OF YLE'S FIRST UNIVERSITY CLUB AT ZEWAIL UNIVERSITY.THIS INITIATIVE REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR UNIVERSITYSTUDENTS TO COLLABORATE, LEARN, AND CONTRIBUTE TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.

MOREOVER, WE PRESENTED A RANGE OF YLE IDEAS GEARED TOWARDS DEVELOPING YOUTHSKILLS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE GREEN ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABILITYREQUIREMENTS. THESE INITIATIVES AIM TO NURTURE A GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLYCONSCIOUS AND SKILLED INDIVIDUALS CAPABLE OF CONTRIBUTING MEANINGFULLY TO THECHALLENGES POSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.

WEEK 2

DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES FOR COP28, THE YOUTH LOVES EGYPT(YLE) FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN SHAPING THE DISCOURSE ONCLIMATE ACTION. BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM OF THE FIRST WEEK, THE FOUNDATIONMAINTAINED ITS DEDICATION TO FOSTERING DIALOGUE, GAINING VALUABLE INSIGHTS, ANDCONTRIBUTING MEANINGFULLY TO THE ONGOING PREPARATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING CLIMATESUMMIT. THIS WEEK SAW THE FOUNDATION'S ENGAGEMENT EXTEND TO SPECIALIZED FORUMS,COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOPS, AND TARGETED DISCUSSIONS THAT FURTHER ENRICHED ITSUNDERSTANDING OF KEY ISSUES SURROUNDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY.

IN THE PURSUIT OF A ROBUST AND INFORMED PRESENCE AT COP28 IN DUBAI, YLE'SINVOLVEMENT DURING THE SECOND WEEK UNDERSCORED ITS COMMITMENT TO STAYING ATTHE FOREFRONT OF CLIMATE-RELATED DEVELOPMENTS. THE FOUNDATION ACTIVELYPARTICIPATED IN SESSIONS ADDRESSING CRITICAL CHALLENGES, COLLABORATING WITHDIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS, AND PAVING THE WAY FOR CONSTRUCTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEGLOBAL CLIMATE CONVERSATION. AS WE TRANSITION FROM THE PREPARATORY PHASE TO THEMAIN EVENT, ANTICIPATE A DETAILED EXPLORATION OF YLE'S SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVES ANDDISCUSSIONS, REFLECTING THE FOUNDATION'S UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO DRIVING POSITIVECHANGE AND EMPOWERING YOUTH VOICES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE. STAYTUNED FOR COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF YLE'S IMPACTFUL ENGAGEMENTS IN THE SECONDWEEK OF COP28 PREPARATIONS.

GLOBAL SOUTH PAVILION

IN THE SECOND WEEK, YOUTH LOVES EGYPT FOUNDATION PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THECOP28 – “FORWARD TOGETHER” EVENT HELD AT THE SDG7 GLOBAL SOUTH PAVILION IN DUBAI.THE FOUNDATION ACTIVELY COLLABORATED WITH SPEAKERS, MODERATORS, ANDPARTICIPANTS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUCCESS AND IMPACT OF THE SESSIONS. LOCATED INTHE MOBILITY DISTRICT, BUILDING MA02, ROOM MA02G3, THE PAVILION PROVIDED A PLATFORMFOR DIVERSE DISCUSSIONS AND ENGAGEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION FACILITATED EFFECTIVECOMMUNICATION CHANNELS BY ACTING AS INTERMEDIARIES BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS ANDTHE HI IMPACT PRODUCTION TEAM. THEIR EFFORTS EXTENDED TO SUPPORTING THE SEAMLESSARRIVAL AND COORDINATION OF SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS, FOSTERING A COLLABORATIVEATMOSPHERE THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. WHETHER ENGAGING IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLYTHROUGH ZOOM, THE FOUNDATION EMPHASIZED ADHERENCE TO GUIDELINES FORPRESENTATIONS AND VIDEO PLAYBACK, ENSURING A COHESIVE AND IMPACTFULCONTRIBUTION TO COP28. YOUTH LOVES EGYPT FOUNDATION EXPRESSES GRATITUDE TO ALLINVOLVED AND LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUED DEDICATION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTGOALS IN FUTURE INITIATIVES.

CLIMATE JUSTICE NOW

DURING COP28, THE YOUTH LOVES EGYPT (YLE) FOUNDATION ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED INA MARCH ADVOCATING FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE AND CLIMATE FINANCE. IN A POWERFULDEMONSTRATION OF COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE URGENT CHALLENGES POSEDBY CLIMATE CHANGE, YLE JOINED THE COLLECTIVE VOICE CALLING FOR ENVIRONMENTALJUSTICE AND EQUITABLE FINANCING SOLUTIONS. THE FOUNDATION'S PRESENCE IN THEMARCH REFLECTS ITS DEDICATION TO FOSTERING AWARENESS ABOUT THE CRITICALISSUES SURROUNDING CLIMATE ACTION AND ADVOCATING FOR SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVESOLUTIONS. YLE'S ENGAGEMENT IN THE MARCH UNDERSCORES ITS ROLE IN THE GLOBALMOVEMENT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE AND ITS COMMITMENT TO DRIVING POSITIVE CHANGEIN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE.