Progress report for
The Peace Boat Ocean and Climate Youth Ambassador Programme
Achievement at a glance
Peace Boats Ocean and Climate Youth Ambassador Programme brought young leaders from small island developing states (SIDS) on the front line of ocean degradation and climate change onboard Peace Boats vessel to travel through Europe and to New York to call of action on ocean and climate change 22 September October 15.<br>
<br>The programme was also an endorsed event of the COP23 Presidency to highlight the connections between ocean health and climate health and the important role that the ocean plays in combatting climate change.
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<br>A documentary film was made about the journey of the seven young people, Against the Tide: A Journey for Climate Hope. It was screened for the first time at the Fiji Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn in November. Screenings are scheduled to be held in the United States, Japan and the participants home countries. Peace Boat is now distributing the film worldwide as an education tool to personalise and humanise the impact of ocean and climate change on small island states. Organisations and individuals wishing to organise a screening are asked to contact Peace Boat. A report featuring articles by the participants, photographs and a Call to Action, as well as information about SDG14 and what individuals can do to Save the Ocean has been published to accompany the film and is available for download.
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<br>Following the success of the first edition of the Ocean and Climate Ambassador Youth Ambassador Programme, Peace Boat has committed to holding a second edition in 2018 to support the Ocean Pathway, a COP23 Presidency ocean initiative, which embodies the important relationship between the Ocean and Climate Change and affirms the Ocean Conference Call to Action. Details and a Call for Applicants will be published on Peace Boats website and social media in early January.
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