Loss and Damage Youth Coalition

LDYC

The Loss and Damage Youth Coalition (LDYC) is a coalition of youth from the global North and South who have come together to demand action on addressing Loss and Damage from climate change. With more than 800 members from over 80 countries, LDYC is working to build a borderless global partnership between youth to take action on addressing loss and damage. Starting in 2020, their vision is achieved through the working groups that include advocacy, storytelling, communication and training. The LDYC welcomes those under the age of 35 wishing to engage in work on Loss and Damage.

In 2022, LDYC scaled up our action to include a Pacific and Latina America focus. In addition, they launched the #LossAndDamageFinanceNow Campaign and with the support of the Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF) began to host the Loss and Damage Youth Grant Making Council to strengthen the decision making power and active contribution in action to address loss and damage of the youth through the Loss and Damage Grant.

LDYC seeks to strategically enhance the power of the youth to influence loss and damage international policy decisions. LDYC also seeks to strengthen the demand to take action to address loss and damage by allowing youth to be active stakeholders at the grassroots, national and international levels.

LDYC is a separate and distinct initiative which grew out of L&DC’s work and we work closely together to raise awareness of the importance of scaling up action and support to enable the world's most vulnerable people, communities and countries to reduce and respond to loss and damage from the impacts of climate change.
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To find out more please visit their webpage here:

Https://Ldyouth.Org/

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LDYC Team Members

Global coordination

ineza umuhoza grace

Ineza Grace is the Founder of a youth-led Rwandan non-profit-The Green Protector- where she serves as an Executive Officer and is the co-founder of the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition (LDYC).

@InezaGrrace

Advocacy WG Coordinator

Mamadou Sylla

Mamadou is an environmental activist from Senegal and a member of ASAN, a non-government organisation working on the protection of nature and the promotion of sustainable tourism. He is the founding member and President of Naturefriends UGB in 2019, the local branch of ASAN in Gaston Berger University.

@m.o.m.o_MS

Advocacy WG Coordinator

Hyacinthe Niyitegeka

Hyacinthe is a water scientist and the coordinator of the Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC). She co-founded the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition and co-leads their advocacy work. She is also a part of the youth-led Rwandan non-profit, The Green Protector.

@nhyacinthe791

@youthmakechange

Communication WG Co-coordinator

Kevin Mtai

Kevin is a Kenyan climate justice activist and environmentalist co-founder of the Kenya Environmental Action Network and Former event coordinator at MockCop26. He is currently the Global Director Coordinator at Earth Uprising.

@KevinKevinmtai

Communication WG Co-coordinator

Paul Chukwuma

A Nigerian and climate change research enthusiast. He is the communications coordinator at LDYC. He was the national coordinator for ClimateScience in Rwanda and a member of the capacity-building team at the SDG7 youth constituency.

@NELSON84139702

Storytelling Co-coordinator

adeline cyuzuzo

Adeline is an environmentalist and climate activist she works as an executive assistant at The Green Protector and coordinator of the storytelling working group of the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition (LDYC).

@adelinecyuzuzo

Training WG Co-coordinator

Eva Peace MUKAYIRANGA

Eva is an Environmentalist and co-founder of the LDYC where she serves as the coordinator of the training working group. She is also the Co-coordinator of the L&DC’s finance working group and the Finance Officer of The Green Protector.

@MukayirangaEva

Pacific Coordinator

Jefferson Estela

Jefferson is the co-founder of Youth Strike 4 Climate Philippines, the pioneer youth-led climate movement and campaign in the Philippines focused on humanizing climate action through activism and storytelling.

@jepestela

Pacific Coordinator

Selita Pulini

Selita is a Climate Justice activist and holds a Bachelor of Law and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Fiji. She has worked as an intern for Sherani Lawyers, Caritas Fiji, Sunil Kumar Esquire and Vama Law.

@STikoibua

Coordinator of the LAC regional training

Xiomara Acevedo Navarro

Xiomara Acevedo Navarro is a Colombian Professional in International relations, with a postgraduate study in climate change, cities and leadership. She is the founder of Barranquilla+20 and also the coordinator of the Women for Climate Justice network in Colombia.

@Xiomy_Acevedo

COP27 Coordinator

Richard Matey

Richard Matey is a young researcher, environmentalist and sustainable development professional with about 7 years of experience in environment, renewable energy, agriculture and climate change initiatives in Ghana. He is currently the coordinator of Youth Climate Council Ghana.

@richardmatey1