CXC at COP28

Changemakers
for the Planet
at COP30

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Why COP30

Youth representation at events like COP30 is essential. Taking place in Belém, Brazil, at the heart of the Amazon, this year’s conference marks a decade since the Paris Agreement and a shift from promises to real action. The agenda focuses on adaptation, resilience, nature-based solutions and a just transition, all of which directly impact the lives and futures of young people. With their creativity, courage and lived experience, youth can connect local realities to global solutions and drive meaningful progress.

Changemakers for the Planet

Through Changemakers for the Planet we search, identify, and recruit young changemakers, activists and leaders, who tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, air, sea and land pollution.

Through Changemakers for the Planet we search, identify, and recruit young changemakers, activists and leaders, who tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, air, sea and land pollution.

Members Present at COP30

Access and Connection

Access and Connection

We provide COP30 accreditation badges to seven members and create opportunities for our community to connect with one another throughout the conference.
Event Support

Event Support

We offer financial support to four members hosting events at COP30, helping them bring their initiatives and perspectives to global spaces.
Amplification

Amplification

We spotlight our members’ stories and experiences across platforms, sharing their on-the-ground insights and impact with a wider audience.

Our Community

At the heart of ChangemakerXchange is a vibrant close-knit community of over 1,500 changemakers from 130 countries working on a vast range of issues. See below the ChangemakerXchange members who we will be supporting and participating at COP30.
Ismaela Magliotto Quevedo
Uno.Cinco is a non-profit advancing climate action and the energy transition by sharing evidence-based information in accessible ways to help limit global warming to 1.5°C. Its work spans education, advocacy, and community, empowering people with skills, influencing public policy, and connecting changemakers across generations.
Ismaela Magliotto Quevedo • Latin America
Linkedin
José Gudiño
Jóvenes empoderan a jóvenes empowers indigenous youth to preserve biodiversity hotspots and take climate action.
Jose Gudiño • Venezuela
Keshoe Isaiah(1)
The New Lion Project is a youth-led initiative empowering Indigenous communities to address climate change by combining traditional knowledge with grassroots projects, research, and storytelling for advocacy and impact.
Keshoe Kilerai • Kenya
LinkedIn
Manal Bidar
The UNCCD Youth Caucus is a platform strengthening youth participation in climate action by advancing their engagement in politics and public policy.
Manal Bidar • Morocco & Global
LinkedIn
Neeshad Shafi • CXC Online Summit 2021 Europe & MENA
Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar is a youth-led organisation dedicated to reawakening the community’s ecological consciousness and inspiring collective action for a sustainable future.  
Neeshad Shafi • Qatar
LinkedIn
Nicole David 2
Solastalgia is a youth-led community initiative using zines and arts-based events to amplify intergenerational and youth voices on climate justice, eco-anxiety, and eco-emotions.
Nicole David • Canada
Linkedin
Oliver Rieche
Balance Eco addresses the reputational challenges of the traditional carbon market, such as transparency and integrity concerns, by refining existing carbon credits and transforming them into biodiversity-enhancing Balance Units. At the same time, Balance motivates the public to become more environmentally conscious.    
Oliver Rieche • Global
LinkedIn
pooja tilvawala 3
Youth Climate Collaborative is a global youth-led organisation creating pathways for people aged 35 and under to engage in and sustain their participation in the climate movement.
Pooja Tilvawala • Global
LinkedIn
Renata Koch Alvarenga
EmpoderaClima is a Brazilian youth-led initiative advancing gender equality in climate policy by bridging knowledge gaps through a multilingual database and advocating for intersectional, intergenerational equity in decision-making spaces.
Renata Koch Alvarenga • Brazil
LinkedIn
Richard Kachungu
Young Emerging Farmers is an initiative empowering young people through agribusiness, promoting sustainable farming and entrepreneurship for resilient livelihoods.
Richard Kachungu • Sub-Saharan Africa
LinkedIn
Roaa Dafaallah
AfriclimActiv is a coalition of over 20 local organisations united to strengthen collective climate action and amplify community-led solutions across Africa.
Roaa Dafaallah • Sub-Saharan Africa
LinkedIn
Sol Reiman
Ahora Qué? is an initiative promoting non-formal communication and education on socio-environmental challenges and the collective actions needed to address them.
Sol Reiman • Argentina
LinkedIn
Tara Roos
We Are Tomorrow Global Partnership is a global network of youth organisations collaborating to shape climate agendas, support one another, and advocate to their governments for a just and livable future.
Tara Roos • Sub-Saharan Africa
LinkedIn
Thaiane Maciel
Instituto Ecocria – Canal Novo Mundo brings education and communication together to inspire engagement in a way that’s fun, accessible, and easy to follow.
Thaiane Maciel •  Brazil
Wara Iris Ruiz Condori
Green Voices is empowering young people in Bolivia to become the next generation of green journalists.  
Wara Iris Ruiz Condori •  Bolivia
LinkedIn
Xiomara Acevedo
Barranquilla+20 is a youth-led organisation founded in 2012 that promotes education and empowerment for climate action, biodiversity protection, gender equity, and sustainable water management.
Xiomara Acevedo Navarro • Colombia
LinkedIn
Through one of our flagship programmes, Changemakers for the Planet, we continually offer new opportunities for climate changemakers, activists, and those working towards the wellbeing of people and planet. Sign up to our waitlist now and stay tuned!
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