Media and Spokespeople
Youth voices matter now more than ever. We have many youth spokespeople who are experts on climate justice, loss and damage, agriculture, energy, finance, gender equality, and much more besides. If you would like to interview or meet any of our spokespeople, please write to us at childrenandyouthpavilion@greenhouse.agency or visit us at the Children and Youth Pavilion in the Blue Zone.Â
You can find our spokespeople profiles below
Melyn Abisa
INUKA Project Co-coordinator
Expertise: Nature and Land Use
Languages Spoken: English and Kiswahili
Melyn Abisa is a Kenyan-based environmentalist advocating for the sustainable use of forest resources.
Hoor Ali
UAE Youth Climate Delegate
Expertise: Education and Skills
Languages Spoken: Arabic, English
Hoor Ahli, a UAE Youth Climate Delegate, is dedicated to promoting green education and empowering individuals with green skills.
Dana Ahmed
Founder of Eco Spectrum
Expertise: OceansLanguages Spoken: Arabic, English
Dana Ahmed is an ocean advocate studying Law and Politics while taking action for ocean conservation and accessibility of climate and marine literacy for neurodivergent youth in the MENA region and beyond.
Reem Al Saffar
Cofounder & Executive Director, MENA Youth Network
Expertise: Food and AgricultureLanguages Spoken: English, Arabic, Turkish
Reem Al Saffar is an Iraqi climate justice activist, biologist and Cofounder & Executive Director of MENA Youth Network.
Hailey Campbell
Co-Executive Director, Care About Climate
Expertise: NDCs and GST , Children and YouthLanguages Spoken: English (some Spanish)
Hailey Campbell is a champion for youth inclusion, an equitable fossil fuel phase-out, and a future where all communities are empowered to take climate action.
Namir Chowdhury
COP28 Coordinator for Generation Climate Europe
Expertise: Climate financeLanguages Spoken: English, Bangla
Namir Chowdhury is both the COP28 Coordinator for Generation Climate Europe, the largest coalition of youth-led climate networks in Europe, as well as a Senior Sustainable Finance Consultant at EY.
Paul Chukwuma
Loss and Damage advocate and campaigner
Expertise: Loss and Damage
Languages Spoken: English
Paul Chukwama is a communication coordinator at the Loss and Damage Grant Making Council and the Member of the Loss and Damage Grant Making Council
Skw'akw'as (Sunshine) Dunstan-Moore
Indigenous Climate & Policy Advisor
Expertise: Indigenous Peoples
Languages Spoken: Nlaka'pamuxcin & English
Skw'akw'as (Sunshine) strives to inspire and support BIPOC youth to take up space within colonial structures. She continues to call for the decolonization of how we write, teach, and think about policy.
Mustafa Hashem
Council Member of AYCCC and Global SDG7 Youth Ambassador - MENA Region, SEforALL
Expertise: Energy
Languages Spoken: Arabic and English
Mustafa Hashem. MSC is a Jordanian professional and researcher, who specialices in Sustainable Energy Systems and Policies as well as Good Governance, serving as a Council Member of AYCCC, Global SDG7 Youth Ambassador - MENA Region, and Technical Advisor at GIZ Jordan, while actively advocating for climate change and youth empowerment in the Arab region.
Shreya K.C.
Co- Contact Point of NDCs WG, YOUNGO, and Nepali Climate Justice Activist
Expertise: NDCs and GST
Languages Spoken: English, Nepali, and Hindi
Shreya K.C. is the Contact Person for the NDCs working group of YOUNGO and she has worked with a diverse group of young people across the world to champion the meaningful participation of young people in decision-making spaces and the Global Stocktake process.
Madina Kimaro
Climate and Gender advocate
Expertise: Gender equality, Food systems
Languages Spoken: English and Swahili
Madina Jubilate Kimaro is a 19 year old advocate from Tanzania interested in climate action, nutrition and sustainable development.
Carly Leung
Member of the UN Asia-Pacific Youth Advisory Group on Environmental and Climate Justice
Expertise: Education and skills
Languages Spoken: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Carly Leung, a member of the UN Asia-Pacific Youth Advisory Group on Environmental and Climate Justice, is dedicated to empowering youth and championing their involvement in driving environmental and climate justice initiatives.
Maria Paula Marques
Development Director at Youth4Nature
Expertise: Nature and Land Use
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English
Maria Paula Marques is a passionate climate and nature activist from Brazil striving to reform the funding system for youth groups.
Amal Ridene
Tunisian Young Climate Change Negotiator
Expertise: Climate Finance
Languages Spoken: Arabic, English, French
Amal Ridene is a Tunisian Young Climate Change Negotiator on Climate Finance and a Sustainable Development MSc student at the University of Sussex.
Lara Schade
Sustainability consultant in the healthcare sector
Expertise: Health
Languages Spoken: English, German
Lara Schade is a delegate for Generation Climate Europe (GCE) and the European Youth Forum (YFJ) at COP28, Sustainability Consultant in the Healthcare Sector
Mamadou Sylla
Environmental activist
Expertise: Loss and Damage
Languages Spoken: English, French (+ two local languages: Wolof, Pulaar)
Mamadou Sylla is an environmental activist from Senegal and currently serves as Advocacy working group coordinator for the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition.
Saad Uakkas
Program coordinator of the C&Y pavilion
Expertise: Health, Adaptation
Languages Spoken: Arabic, French, English
Saad Uakkas is an expert in youth engagement on climate and health, as well as NGO management and development. He has been the program coordinator of the pavilion for 2 years.
Ferdison Valmond
Indigenous youth climate justice activist
Expertise: Indigenous peoples
Languages Spoken: English, Creole
Ferdison Valmond is an Indigenous youth and climate activist with a passion for environmental conservation.
Ahmad Yazan Miri
Climate and Migration Specialist
Expertise: Children and Youth, Climate Mobility / Migration
Languages Spoken: English, Arabic
Ahmad Yazan is a climate and Migration Specialist, Global Ambassador at Youth4Nature.