Enabling Youth Agency in Post-war Green Recoveries

This session highlights how young Ukrainian leaders, even amid the devastation of war, are driving the nation’s green recovery and European integration. It will explore the development of Ukraine’s first framework climate law, a monumental step toward coordinated climate resilience and securing the right to a healthy environment for future generations. Featuring winners of the UNDP’s Youth4Climate initiative, the discussion will focus on the crucial role of youth in decision-making to ensure a “Build Back Better” approach grounded in justice, democracy, and effective climate policy.

Moderator (and Speaker)

Valeriia Bondarieva, Co-Lead of Rozviy Youth Climate Initiative.

Speakers (TBC)

• Milena Komar, Director of Kyiv School of Energy Policy (Ukraine)
• Youth4Climate 2025 Awardee, Kyiv School of Energy Policy (Ukraine) (online)
• Co-Organiser of LCOY Syria, Syrian Climate Pioneers (Syria)
• Mohammed Usrof, Executive Director of the Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy (Palestine)
• Leena Eisa, Climate Justice Advocate, Women’s Compass for Climate and Peace (Sudan)
• Oleg Kirichuk, Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Thematic Team Lead a.i., United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine (online)
• Youth4Climate 2025 Awardee, Kyiv School of Energy Policy (Ukraine) (online)
• Co-Organiser of LCOY Syria, Syrian Climate Pioneers (Syria)
• Mohammed Usrof, Executive Director of the Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy (Palestine)
• Leena Eisa, Climate Justice Advocate, Women’s Compass for Climate and Peace (Sudan)
• Oleg Kirichuk, Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Thematic Team Lead a.i., United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine (online)