Episode Summary

Follow the youth envoy for this year’s COP27 conference, Omnia El Omrani as she gives pointers on how to make the most of your first trip to a COP conference.

Episode Notes

Are you feeling overwhelmed about what you can do at COP 27?

There’s a lot happening at the conference each year, and if you’re new to it, today’s guest will help ease some of that stress and guide you through what you can do to get the most out of COP 27.

Omnia El Omrani is the youth envoy for COP 27 and is helping young people across the African and European Union to make their voices heard and improve the lives of current and future generations.

Today she shares what you can do to make the most impact if this is your first conference. She also talks about being a young woman in the climate advocacy space today, and why you should attend this year’s conference instead of boycotting.

Highlights:

• What a COP 27 youth envoy does

• How a young climate activist can make the most out of COP 27

• Be part of the negotiations as a young person

• Fostering young women at this year’s COP 27

• How Egypt will be handling visas, accreditation, and funding

• Where funding comes from

• Engaging with Egypt regarding their oil production

• The value you can bring by attending the conference, not boycotting it

• Forming a partnership with the African and European youth

• The call to action for European and African leaders

• Omnia’s words to young advocates in the climate space

• And much more…