YOUTH LEADERS TRACK

Lead climate action in your community

You don't need to be an expert to make a difference.
Start where you are – in your neighborhood, your school, your city. Across the Mediterranean, young people are already acting on climate challenges in their communities.
With the right tools and support, you can too.

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Young climate leaders taking action in their Mediterranean community

Understand climate change – and what it means for your daily life

Explainer

Living with Heat: How Mediterranean Communities Adapt to Heatwaves

Why the region is warming faster than the global average — and what that means day to day.

6 min read

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What Is Climate Change and What Does It Mean for the Mediterranean?

A plain-language primer on the science, the local impacts and the choices ahead.

8 min read

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Plastic Isn’t Just Pollution: It’s a Climate Problem

How plastic production and waste feed the emissions driving climate change.

5 min read

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Water, Food, Climate and Nature: What’s Changing in the Mediterranean

The tightly linked systems under pressure — and where they can be protected.

7 min read

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Why Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change Go Hand in Hand

Healthy ecosystems are one of our best defences against a warming climate.

6 min read

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From Coast to Table: Climate Pressure on Mediterranean Food

How shifting seasons and seas are reshaping what the region grows and eats.

5 min read

Start where you are.

A toolkit on environmental youth engagement — practical activities, facilitation tips, and ready-to-use resources to help young people lead climate action where they live.

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