Rooted in Resilience: Youth-Led Agroecology for Climate Justice and Food Systems Transformation in Africa
About This Session
Rooted in Resilience: Youth-Led Agroecology for Climate Justice and Food Systems Transformation in Africa is a regional virtual webinar for youth in agrifood systems, convened under the East African Community’s Youth in Agrifood Systems in EAC (YASE) Platform.
Youth across East and Southern Africa are increasingly experiencing the impacts of climate shocks, including drought, water stress, floods and cyclones, while remaining underrepresented in climate finance, policy and governance spaces.
This webinar will use agroecology as a practical lens for exploring climate action, climate justice, resilience and sustainable food systems. It will bring together perspectives from climate negotiations and research, climate justice advocacy, and practical agrifood systems transformation.
The session will feature contributions from AGNES, PACJA and AGRA, followed by a cross-institutional panel and youth Q&A.
Objectives
- Deepen youth understanding of agroecology as a pathway to climate action, climate justice and sustainability.
- Showcase practical, youth-led agroecological innovations that build resilience to drought, floods and water stress.
- Highlight climate justice issues affecting youth and smallholder producers, including land rights, food sovereignty and access to climate finance and knowledge.
- Connect youth with institutions working across climate negotiations, climate justice and agrifood systems.
- Generate youth-informed recommendations for regional processes including RASIP, NASIPs, the Kampala CAADP Declaration and the EAC Agroecology Bill.
What You'll Learn
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Understand agroecology as a pathway to climate action, climate justice and sustainability.
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Identify practical youth-led agroecological approaches for building resilience to drought, floods and water stress.
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Explore climate justice issues affecting youth and smallholder producers, including land rights, food sovereignty and access to climate finance.
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Understand opportunities for youth engagement in regional climate and agrifood policy processes.
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Develop practical ideas and recommendations for strengthening youth participation in resilient and sustainable food systems.
Prerequisites
- No prerequisites. The webinar is open to youth agripreneurs, innovators, researchers, students, extension officers, policy actors and other stakeholders interested in climate-resilient agrifood systems.