Focus Area
Policy & Advocacy
Advancing child and youth voices in climate policy and decision-making.
Our approach
Bringing community realities into the rooms where policy is shaped.
Real systemic change requires sustained engagement with the institutions that make policies. We bring the lived realities of Gambian communities into policy spaces locally, nationally, and internationally.
Local
Community engagement
National
Government and ministries
International
UN and global forums
Initiative 01 · National Conference
First National Children and Youth Conference on Climate Change
Clean Earth Gambia, in partnership with UNICEF Gambia and the Government of The Gambia, hosted the first-ever National Children and Youth Conference on Climate Change in 2024 at the Sir Dawda Conference Centre, bringing together 150 children and young people to engage with policymakers and government representatives on the theme: “Accelerating Children and Youth Voices for Climate Resilience in The Gambia.”
150
Young participants
National
Policy engagement
UNICEF + Gov
Partnership
2024
Sir Dawda Conference Centre
Initiative 02 · Research and Policy
Climate Landscape Analysis for Children
Led by Clean Earth Gambia, UNICEF, and the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, the Climate Landscape Analysis for Children is the first comprehensive, nationally validated child-centered analysis in The Gambia. It fills a critical evidence gap and informs policymaking on children’s climate vulnerability and resilience.
Clean Earth Gambia led consultations across all seven regions and supported national validation of the report.
7 Regions
Consultation coverage
First
Child-centered climate analysis
Multi-sector
National collaboration
Validated
National report
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