Action for Climate Empowerment

The implementation of all six areas has been identified as the pivotal factor for everyone to understand and participate in solving the complex challenges presented by climate change.

Workshops were held in Europe (2009), Asia and the Pacific (2009), Small Island Developing States (2010), Africa (2010), and Latin America and the Caribbean (2010).

Furthermore, Parties agreed to organize an annual in-session Dialogue on Article 6 of the UNFCCC to present and enhance the relevant work.

COP 20 In Lima, December 2014 adopted the 'Lima Ministerial Declaration on Education and Awareness-raising', reaffirming the importance of Article 6 of the UNFCCC in meeting its ultimate objective and in promoting climate-resilient sustainable development.

It contains four priority areas: Parties will now engage in designing action plans to implement this work both globally and within their respective nations.

[6] Training provides the technical skills and advanced knowledge needed to support the transition to green economies and sustainable, climate-resilient societies.

Successful public awareness campaigns engage communities and individuals in the common effort needed to carry out national and international climate change policies.

[8] Therefore, supporting women's empowerment and drawing on their experiences, knowledge and skills will make climate change responses more effective.

[1] [9] Intergenerational refers to engaging people of all ages in finding solutions for climate change, taking into special consideration the vulnerabilities of youth and the elderly, who have a reduced capacity to cope independently.

By setting regional standards on access to information, public participation and justice, it can foster broad community and multi-stakeholder engagement in climate change issues.

In order to catalyze and accelerate action to implement Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, governments adopted the Guidelines for the Development of National Legislation on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters at the 11th Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environmental Forum in Bali, Indonesia.

[14] These voluntary guidelines demonstrate a willingness by governments to engage the public more thoroughly at all levels to protect and manage the environment and related resources.