Karlskrona and Saldanha Bay, South Africa

Karlskrona and Saldanha Bay Municipality will together adress the problem of Limited capacity to include youth in decision-making processes. Particularily when it comes to climate adaption issues since these may disproportionately impact youth.

The objectives in Saldanha bay are focused around inclusion of underrepresented groups, as well as political committment on this issue:

• The community and the youth in particular regularly and meaningfully participate in issues of climate change.
• Engagement and education with councillors is a standing item on portfolio meetings, and these include climate change discussion.

The partners will learn more about social and ecological sustainability challenges in the respective municipalities, as well as exchange how their respective Youth council are organised. These councils are key for democracy and sustainability reasons, specifically concerning climate action. The partnership is also part of the ICLD Climate Action network.