Project Survival Pacific

Australian Youth supporting the Pacific Islands

Our Story So Far…

COP14 in Poznan in 2008 saw more youth involved in the negotiations than ever before. However, it was also clear that great inequities existed in youth representation, just as was the case in the negotiations. Few young people were there to speak on behalf of the most vulnerable nations.

It was this that triggered the birth of Project Survival: the notion that the youth movement had to work towards becoming truly global. An American Project Survival team emerged to support the Caribbean. A European group emerged to support Africa. Project Survival Media emerged to promote a strong, united message internationally.

And in Australia, Project Survival Pacific was born.

Our Team:

Our Australian team is made up of sixteen vibrant young volunteers, who live and work throughout Australia and the Pacific. We have a wide variety of personal and professional backgrounds, but are united in our belief that the world needs to listen to the voices of those on the climate frontlines.

For the Copenhagen negotiations, our base team has been joined by a delegation of eleven passionate youth climate advocates from the Pacific. They come from Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, the Cook Islands, the Solomon Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

Our Activities:

Project Survival is engaged in a number of activities which aim to ensure the survival of all peoples and cultures:

• We have a number of young Australians working in climate-related positions in Pacific nations such as Vanuatu, Tonga and the Solomon Islands.
• We are assisting in setting up youth climate networks in Pacific nations.
• We work to have Pacific climate issues more regularly and comprehensively covered in Australian, Pacific and world media.
• We are in attendance at COP15, working to reframe the climate debate around survival.

Contact Information:

If you would like more information about Project Survival Pacific, or are keen to assist us in our activities, please contact our Director James Tilbury at james.tilbury@youthclimatecoalition.org , or visit our website at www.youthprojectsurvival.org