YOURS Junior Project Manager and Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety Local Actions Winner El Khalil Cherif represented the Youth Coalition during the Conference of Youth (COY17) today, 11 November. They joined a session called “Safer Roads Towards a Climate-Proof Future” where they shared the findings and recommendations of the Youth Coalition’s latest Policy Brief on Road Safety and Climate Action.
The SDG 13 Policy Brief presents key data that expounds on the linkages between road safety and climate. It highlights the importance of climate change and the transport sector in determining the future of today’s youth and how young people have the demographic and democratic right to have their demands on climate and road safety heard and incorporated into regional and national decision-making processes. In the Brief, we cite examples of how young people are addressing the climate crisis through road safety actions. Download it today to learn more.
Sana’a talked about road safety as a “neglected public health crisis” and how it connects with safer and more sustainable transport systems that influence different effects on the environment. She elaborated on some of the key data, central messages, and the roles of different stakeholders in achieving targets under SDG 13: Climate Action.
