The Youth Cafe WED 2020 Agenda
The theme for 2020 being; “Celebrate Biodiversity”. With 1 million species facing extinction, there has never been a more important time to focus on biodiversity.
We recommend celebrating World Environment Day every day of the year!
World Environment Day 2020 Background
Ecosystem and Biodiversity: A Natural capital for a sustainable Global Economy.
The theme for World Environment Day, 5 June 2020 is BIODIVERSITY — a call to action to combat the accelerating species loss and degradation of the natural world. With 1 million species facing Threat to extinction, there has never been a more important time to focus on biodiversity.
Hosted by Colombia, in partnership with Germany, World Environment Day urges us to rethink how our economic systems have evolved, and the impact they have on the environment.
These are issues the world cannot lose sight of even as we tackle the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing climate crisis. Colombia has one of the highest diversities of species in the world, boasting among many others, 3500 types of orchids and 19 per cent of the world’s bird types. The government has made biodiversity preservation a national priority.
This year, the world is facing massive challenges drawing from the COVID-19 pandemic which has had endless repercussions to the vulnerable ecosystems that need global attention. This moment offers an opportunity to reflect, re-energize and stand up for Environmental Conservation.
The Youth Cafe works with young men and women in Kenya and around Africa to foster community resilience, propose innovative solutions, drive social progress, youth empowerment and inspire change.
We will be hosting a webinar to commemorate the day for Youth to come share, air their views and learn from professionals. It is a platform for meaningful contributions. The outcomes would be updated on our website and social media pages, and also shared with youths, youth lead organisations and UN youth groups across the world.
“We recommend celebrating World Environment Day every day of the year!”
Kindly register through this link:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77329424647?pwd=ODlrY1YyVzBBaGFlWmp2UWxvUUJYdz09
Meeting ID: 773 2942 4647
Password: WED2020
The Youth Cafe Schedule of Events
May 30th
All communications and posters regarding this agenda are sent out and placed on all social media platforms.
Creating links for online platforms to be used i.e Zoom call or Hopin Platform
Choosing topics of focus with regards to WED
May 31st
Start a social media challenge on WED (TheYouthCafeWED) with hashtags #ForNature #BuildBackBetter #WorldEnvironmentDay #TheYouthCafe. Participants are to post photos, works of art, written works or anything they have made in honour of nature and the environment and tag @theyouthcafe or use the #TheYouthCafe. We will then appreciate and repost on our social media.
The challenge would run constantly upon until the end of the WED week.
Send invitation links to prospective guest speakers.
June 1st
Send out newsletters to members on email
Roll out posters for the WED main event (June 5th) with confirmed guest speakers indicated.
June 3rd
Push social media posts
June 4th
A Kahoot quiz on environmental topics which participants can join via a link that would be given to them. A zoom call would be used for this. ()
The quiz may contain at least 15 moderately difficult questions.
If possible, there could be a prize for the top three winners.
June 5th
Kahoot Quiz as an icebreaker
Host a webinar session on Zoom and invite key stakeholders. (4:30pm - 6pm EAT). Talk on a topic ranging from Biodiversity to Environment and Health/ well-being.
Prepare a summary of the outcome of discussion as an article that can be posted on TYC's website and sent to UNEP.
For inquiries please send an email to: info@theyouthcafe.com