Download Youth Leadership in International Climate Chane Conversations

WHEN: Tuesday, May 26th, 12:30 – 1:30 PM
WHERE: Paganucci Lounge, ’53 Commons (Just hehind Collis, corner of No. Main and W. Wheelock Sts)
WHAT: Sustainability Solutions Café – May 26th (Free Lunch)
“Youth Leadership in International Climate Conversations”
Kelly McGlinchey ’12 and Leehi Yona ’16
2014 SustainUs Youth Delegates at COP 20, Lima, Peru
The Upper Valley Sierra Club helped Kelly McGlinchey attend the COP20 UN Climate Change negotiations last
December in Lima, Peru. Kelly and her (Canadian Sierra Club) colleague Leehi Yona will provide context and
news from the UN negotiation process which will reach a climax this summer in Paris, France.
Kelly graduated from Dartmouth College in 2012 and now works as the Director of Food Education at Butter
Beans, Inc. While at Dartmouth, Kelly was an Environmental Studies Major and extensively involved in shaping
the Dartmouth Sustainability Office and sustainability community of today. Leehi Yona is currently a junior at
Dartmouth. She is an Environmental Studies Major and last summer was awarded an Inaugural Stamps
Scholarship to work on Arctic Issues and to participate in conferences on international Article policy, scientific
research, and civic advocacy. Kelly and Leehi will reflect on and share their experiences as youth delegates at
the most recent Conference of the Parties at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru. Key
questions will include: What role can young people play in international conversations about climate change?
How have recent COP conferences and other international discussions around climate been or have not been
effective? How can Dartmouth community members get involved and play important roles in creating
international momentum on climate change policy?
This café is brought to you by the Porter Family Fund, the Dartmouth Sustainability Office, the Upper Valley
Sierra Club, and the Dartmouth Environmental Studies Program.