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"<< Background >>Climate change and migration present two seemingly separate global challenges. These global themes are inextricably linked and, according to the International Organization for Migration (2018), ""estimates suggest that climate change could be a major cause of displacement between 25 million and 1 billion people over the next 40 years"". In addition to the cause-and-effect relationship between them, climate change and migration prove that these issues are cross-cutting and global and should be addressed as such. Namely, in addition to the contribution of the lion's share to the problem of climate change and migration, the global north also controls the way in which challenges are addressed in ways that often serve to strengthen existing unequal power structures. However, climate change is a challenge that, if left unchecked, will affect the whole world and, as a result, have a major impact on human migration. The beginnings of the consequences of global warming are already clearly felt in the form of more frequent and longer heat waves, stronger droughts and more frequent disasters and floods. Such changes are already bringing about changed conditions for food production, the extinction of animal and plant species, the faster spread of infectious diseases and great economic damage. However, extreme weather can also lead to immediate migratory responses. According to IOM (2008), “the number of natural disasters has more than doubled in the last two decades and more than 20 million people have been displaced by sudden natural disasters related to climate”.As part of the pan-European “ClimateOfChange” campaign, last year Ipsos conducted a survey among young people (aged 15 to 35) in 23 European countries.The results of the survey show that young Europeans see climate change and environmental degradation as the main policy priorities, while on the other hand they generally perceive migration as less worrying. Almost half (46%) of young Europeans consider climate change to be one of the most serious problems facing the world, which ranks them first among those problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic. In second place is “environmental degradation, including for example air pollution, deforestation and animal extinction” (44%). However, only 13% consider ""migration"" to be one of the most serious problems facing the world.The Beyond the tales project is thus a response to the discrepancy in linking climate change and migration among young people, which builds on the results of research that suggests that young people do not currently link climate change and migration to a large extent, but are aware of their connection to the future. In this regard, youth workers often report that they do not feel qualified to address pressing, current and global issues such as climate change and migration, and consequently their support for young people who are already active is weakened.<< Objectives >>Global problems are not isolated, they are interdependent, intertwined, complex, so it is important that their addressing is just that, connected. The general objective of the project is aimed at youth workers in order to provide knowledge and information aimed at acquiring and strengthening competencies and a critical understanding of climate migration. Through the educational-awareness project we want to promote and strengthen the connection and solidarity between youth workers and young people and to spread understanding, solidarity, and encourage activation for a climate and socially just society.An important project goal is also the implementation of a communication plan, through which we will inform the general public about the project contents and encourage public discourse on climate migration, which is currently an overlooked topic. Last but not least, the goal is to increase the organizational capacity of the NGO sector in partner countries through the dissemination of acquired organizational knowledge through the networks of partner organizations. Through project activities, we want to support and promote the new EU initiative ""Climate Education Coalition"" in the fight against climate change.<< Implementation >>The implemented project activities are related to the project results and outcomes, which are described below in the application form.<< Results >>The Strategic Project Partnership will achieve the following project results:a project website (1), which will be the focal point and place where most of the project results will be grouped together, and which will address climate change and migration by linking personal stories and expertise. Content modules will also be available on it.Conducted lectures and workshops that will contribute to capacity building and organizational - development of partner organizations (5)- preparation of infolists (5) with recommendations for strengthening the capacities of organizations in certain content areas and the field of organizational development- Carrying out a qualitative survey (1) in the form of a focus group in each of the partner countries, which will present an in-depth analysis of the needs and work of youth workers in the areas of climate change, (climate) migration and youth activism. A comparative analysis between countries will also be made. So far, no qualitative analysis exists in any of the partner organizations and in the wider sector.- Mapping of available tools, approaches, research and theories (1) in each partner country on global learning, climate change, climate migration, youth activism and related topics- The preparation of content modules (3), which will be designed interactively, will contain professional material presented in a creative way and materials in the field of global learning, climate change and climate migration and social engagement of young people, and which will be updated twice during each training cycle.- training of youth workers and other educators (2), based on non-formal education methods and a combination of online and offline methods (short videos, tasks to be completed by participants, practical work in international pairs, group, field work with young people ) and on which the contents of the modules will be presented. Youth workers will be encouraged to connect the newly acquired knowledge (related to both content and methods for working with young people) in the module with their own local issues, which will make it easier to identify with topics and address them in the future. . We will update the trainings twice based on the feedback obtained from the training participants.- Online meeting of all trainees (4) before and after each of the trainings- Blended training (1)- Conducting a national competition on climate change and migration (1) in each of the partner countries, which will encourage young people from the partner countries to reflect on this topic through the recording of their stories, while increasing the visibility of the project- a booklet with stories Beyond the tales (1), which will contain personal stories and records of young people on climate change and migration. It will be based on interviews conducted by young people under the mentorship of youth workers with young people from associated partner organizations (mostly) from the countries of the global south. The booklet will be an upgrade of Humanitas ’booklet Her stories (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LgHrCdNRHGhRwr71nZBJN6a92MfQYyin/view), which has been recognized as good practice by NA Movit. The booklet will therefore contain a.) Stories based on interviews, b.) Stories selected in national competitions, c.) Links to view events (in QR format) performed by associated partners.- online events of associated partner organizations (3), where the associated partners will prepare a presentation of the thematic content of the project through their eyes in a form of their choice (climate change, migration, youth participation…)- International Conference on Climate Migration (1), with the participation of all partner organizations- Multiplication event in partner countries in the last quarter of the project (3)- Strategic meetings of the partner consortium (5)- Preparation and implementation of a communication plan (1)"
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