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Generate → Research & Analysis
We examine policy questions, interpret evidence, and explore their implications for Africa. Our research and analysis aim to clarify complex issues, explain choices, and support informed discussion.
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Since 2020
Putting youth's print
on every global goal.
The Youth Print is an independent, youth-led African think tank advancing climate policy, diplomacy and leadership. We generate research and analysis, convene strategic dialogue, engage with policy and diplomatic processes, and develop emerging leaders.
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Our Work
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Convene → Strategic Dialogue
We bring emerging leaders, policymakers, negotiators, researchers, and practitioners into substantive exchange. Our dialogues create opportunities to consider different perspectives and connect experience with current policy questions.
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Shape → Policy & Diplomatic Engagement
We contribute analysis and perspectives to policy discussions and diplomatic processes. We seek to connect technical knowledge with political priorities and identify where informed engagement can make a useful contribution.
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Develop → Leadership Development
We support the development of knowledge, analytical skills and judgment among emerging leaders. Learning, mentorship and participation in research and dialogue provide ways to build experience and contribute to the institution’s work.
OngoingInsight from where the work happens.
The Youth Print Explainer
The Global Climate in 2025: What the WMO Findings Mean for Africa’s Youth and Climate Action
Climate change is reshaping environmental, social and economic systems worldwide. Understanding rising temperatures, changing rainfall and extreme events is essential to assess climate risks, inform responses and strengthen resilience.
01 Jul 20269 min
Policy BriefsSB64 Week 1 Review
Assessing Emerging Trends and Negotiation Trajectories Towards COP31
15 Jun 20267 min
Policy InsightsThe Global Goal on Adaptation From Belém to Bonn and Beyond
A Policy Insight on the Evolution and Operationalization of the Global Goal on Adaptation.
01 Jun 202612 min
The Youth Print ExplainerGreen jobs, counted honestly
A working definition for a term that appears in every strategy and almost no budget line.
15 May 20266 min
Policy InsightsAgenda 2063 at the halfway mark
Where continental commitments meet national plans — and where they quietly diverge.
01 May 202610 min
The Youth Print ExplainerField notes: three seasons of the Highland Climate Lab
What twelve youth-led pilots got right, and the two we closed on purpose.
25 Apr 202611 min
Upcoming events
Addis Ababa & onlineWork with a footprint you can point at.
Each project is co-designed with the young people it serves and measured against a goal we publish in advance.
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African Activists for Climate Justice
The African Activists for Climate Justice (AACJ) is a pan-African programme advancing climate justice through youth-led action, narrative change, community-driven solutions and inclusive policy engagement.
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Climate Adaptation
Youth Adaptation Forum
The Youth Adaptation Forum (YAF) is a multi-stakeholder initiative implemented by The Youth Print for the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), in collaboration with Addis Ababa University (AAU) and the Ministry of Planning and Development (MoPD). Convened on the sidelines of the African Climate Summit (ACS-2), the Forum strengthened youth engagement in climate adaptation processes across Africa.
View project →We started because the leadership crisis was being discussed about young people, rarely with them. The Youth Print exists to close that gap — through education, research, policy analysis and cooperation.
The Youth Print team
Young people at a workshop