Policy Brief No. 08 of 2022-2023 on Financing Youth Activities in Climate Action

Abstract

Accessing climate finance is a challenge among youthled organizations despite there being several initiatives at the global, regional, and national levels. The Global Youth Climate Action Fund (GYCA), for instance, is a first of its kind that is dedicated to financing youth-led climate action around the world. At the local level, the County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) finances local-led initiatives towards tackling the climate crisis. However, the youth have a challenge in accessing these funds due to limited institutional capacity to mobilize funds, limited skills on grant proposal writing, weak organizational structures in youth-led organizations, legal restrictions and inadequate knowledge on financial instruments and their structures.