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The third Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change (GIYSCC) was held on 9 August 2025, circling the Earth with the Sun across three 8-hour time zones in 24 hours (00:00 GMT – 24:00 GMT) on the United Nations International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. GIYSCC-2025 was hosted again by Future Earth with Science Diplomacy Center™ coordination in collaboration with the Africa and Asia Regional Chapters of the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) among many key collaborators (please see below).


This “virtual dialogue by, for and among Indigenous youth with global inclusion” built on GIYSCC-2024 and GIYSCC-2023, which were hosted by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), involving 2100+ registrants from 136 nations and representing nearly 290 languages in the first two years (please see PAST SUMMITS) during this International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022–2032.


A legacy contribution from GIYSCC-2023 was the invited Nature Commentary that Indigenous Youth Must Be at the Forefront of Climate Diplomacy, building a Global Partnership of Indigenous Youth in the spirit of SDG 17 among the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with planetary focus on Climate Action (SDG 13).

Region 1 (Asia/Oceania 00:00-08:00 GMT)

Region 2 (Africa/Europe/Middle East 08:00-16:00 GMT)

Region 3 (South America/North America/Artic 16:00-24:00 GMT)

Region 1 - Asia/Oceania (00:00-08:00 GMT)

Africa Co-Leads

  • Dr. Onja Razanamaro, 
  • Dr. Devina Lobine, Global Young Academy (GYA), JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research – Mauritius; devina.lobine@gmail.com
  • Dr. Temitope O. Sogbanmu, Evidence Use in Environmental Policymaking in Nigeria (EUEPiN), University of Lagos (UNILAG) & Nigerian Young Academy (NYA); tsogbanmu@unilag.edu.ng
  • Dr. Thashree Marimuthu, Wits University and Global Young Academy
  • Rasoloarison Jean Innocent, Accounting Manager, Aro baobab association; rasoloarison.j@gmail.com
  • Andilyat Mohamed, Lecturer at Herbier National Université des Comores; andilyat@herbierdescomores.com

North Africa Lead

  • Reham Fathey Ali Mohamed, University & Faculty of Organic Agriculture, Heliopolis University; reham.ali@agr.cu.edu.eg

Eastern Africa Co-Leads

Western Africa Leads

  • Dr. Temitope O. Sogbanmu, Evidence Use in Environmental Policymaking in Nigeria (EUEPiN), University of Lagos (UNILAG) & Nigerian Young Academy (NYA); tsogbanmu@unilag.edu.ng

Western Africa Co-Leads

Central Africa Lead

  • Kades Ben Mabiala, United Network for Climate Inclusivity Advocacy Livelihoods, Inherent Utilization and Mobilization (UNCIALIUM); kbenmabiala@gmail.com

South Africa Lead

  • Dr. Adeyemi O. Aremu, Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, North-West University, South Africa; Oladapo.Aremu@nwu.ac.za

Europe Co-Lead and Arctic Co-Lead

Middle East Lead

  • Dr. Ehsan Khalefa, School of the Environment, Geography & Geoscience , University of Portsmouth; ehsan.khalefa@port.ac.uk

 

Region 3 Lead

  • Dr. Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas, GYA, ABECO, Kunhã Asé Network, OWSD, BioDivA Lab, Federal University of Bahia; luisa.mviegas@gmail.com

South America Co-Leads

Arctic Co-Leads

North America Co-Leads

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