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.

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

Explainer

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

Explainer

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

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

5 min read

Explainer

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

Explainer

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

Explainer

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.

Explore the Toolkit

More resources to help you take action

How-to guide

Reduce Food Waste at Home

Simple, practical steps to waste less and save more in a Mediterranean kitchen.

4 min read

5-step checklist

Save Water at Home

Five quick actions that cut household water use without changing how you live.

3 min read

How-to guide

Reduce Your Single-Use Plastics

Swap the throwaway habits that add up — at home, at work and on the go.

4 min read

5-step checklist

Heatwave Today? Five Things That Help Right Now

Stay safe and cool when temperatures spike — for you and those around you.

3 min read

How-to guide

Turn a Balcony or Rooftop into a Mini Food Garden

Grow food in small spaces and cool your home at the same time.

5 min read

Toolkit

Facilitate a Climate Conversation in Your Group

Ready-to-use activities to spark dialogue and turn it into action.

10 min read

Not sure where to begin?

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