Bridging Communities, Policy, and Climate Action
The People’s Climate Diplomacy Program (PCDP) is a youth-led initiative equipping young climate advocates—especially from underrepresented communities—with the tools, training, and support to engage meaningfully in global climate negotiations. Through structured mentorship and participation in key UNFCCC meetings like SB62 and COP30, we ensure young voices are not only heard but help shape international climate policy.
Climate diplomacy is often exclusive—limited by financial, structural, and procedural barriers. Youth, especially from the Global South, Indigenous groups, and grassroots movements, are too often left out. PCDP changes this. We focus on civil society spaces within the UNFCCC, where much of the real influence happens, and equip youth to organize, campaign, and advocate for just, community-led climate solutions.
● Build capacity for youth to navigate and influence climate negotiations.● Ensure access to the UNFCCC process for marginalized voices.● Support long-term engagement through networks and mentorship.● Bridge grassroots and policy to drive just and inclusive climate action.
● Train: Advocacy, campaigning, policy tracking, and negotiation skills. Focus areas include Mitigation, Just Transition, and Climate Finance.● Engage: Active participation at SB62 and campaigns pushing for justice at COP30. Full logistical support, mentoring, and real-time negotiation engagement.● Campaign: Develop and run initiatives like “Just Finance for Just Transition” and “Equitable Fossil Fuel Phase-Out.”● Sustain: Create alumni networks to support ongoing youth leadership in climate diplomacy.
The first cohort of the People’s Climate Diplomacy Program (PCDP) was selected through a by-nomination-only process. This pilot group brings together eight young climate advocates from across the globe, each with a strong track record in activism, policy engagement, and civil society organizing.
We’re excited to soon introduce the full global cohort, representing diverse regions, movements, and lived experiences within the climate justice space.
Victoria Whalen – Co-Program Coordinator
Legal scholar and movement builder focused on the rights of future generations and environmental justice.
Karin Watson Ferrer – Co-Program Coordinator
Chilean designer and feminist climate justice activist working in advocacy and communications. Co-founder of Latinas for Climate.
Ayshka Najib – Campaign Coordinator
Feminist climate advocate from the UAE focused on just transitions, multilateralism, and youth-led diplomacy.
Pamela EA – Communications & Engagement
Mexican documentary photographer spotlighting climate justice through storytelling and co-founder of Climate Words.
Theresa Rose Sebastian – Operations Manager
South Indian-Irish law student and community builder centering care, feminist organizing, and justice.
Farzana Faruk Jhumu – Program Trainer
Bangladeshi activist and youth advocate campaigning for fossil fuel phase-out and climate justice across UN spaces.
Hailey Campbell – Program Trainer
Climate policy educator and youth inclusion expert leading advocacy and training for just, intergenerational climate solutions.
Michelle Benzing – Programme Training Advisor
Climate justice advocate and intersectional feminist working on gender, peace, and environmental policy in global forums.
We’re building a new generation of grassroots climate diplomats—ones grounded in justice, solidarity, and real-world impact. Want to support our work? Contact us at [email protected] to create a more inclusive future for climate diplomacy.
