Youth and Climate Action: a small-scale study in Athens was developed by Ecogenia under its Athens Sustainability Workforce Booster Initiative (ASWoBI). ASWoBI empowered Athenian youth and young professionals to drive climate action through workshops, networking events, and a social media campaign.
Based on participant questionnaires, Ecogenia’s youth project leads created a white paper outlining young people’s perspectives on sustainability challenges and proposing actionable solutions for the Municipality of Athens. The initiative was implemented with the Municipality’s support as part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ “Youth Climate Action Fund.”
The white paper is available in Greek.
Ecogenia is the 1st climate corps in Greece to mobilize youth in critical climate action. The organization empowers youth by providing them with skills-based training and paid opportunities to serve their country’s environment, while reinforcing local communities by leveraging human and other resources to build climate resilience on the ground.
