GIYSCC 2023

The 2023 summit saw engagement from over 1300 registrants representing 112+ nations and communicating in 88+ languages across a continuous Zoom event and parallel YouTube livestream.

Methodology

This inclusive global dialogue by, for and among Indigenous youth was a 24-hour webinar with the Zoom platform across three 8-hour time zones on 9 August 2023 The Summit was coordinated by Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman, who has been convening global dialogues since the Antarctic Treaty Summit in 2009 “with the interests of science and progress of all mankind.”

The Summit involved online and hybrid sessions by design of Indigenous youth teams who are stimulating the South-North dialogues within and between the three 8-hour regions. Considerations of digital access were explicit from the start: seeking to identify local communication hubs within regions; taking advantage of remote satellite linkages where possible; and pre-recording where online access is unavailable. One of the hybrid sessions was be hosted at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, enabling Indigenous youth to interact directly with the United Nations.

The following cross-cutting topics were included for the agenda within and across the three 8-hour regions:

• Climate Change Impact Perceptions / Knowledge by Indigenous Youth;
• Indigenous Climate Change Adaptation / Resilience Strategies;
• Climate Change Communication;
• Current Realities on Climate Change;
• Future Perspectives on Climate Change.

Presentations included speeches, panel dialogues, short documentaries, artwork, music and cultural dance, photo galleries and other formats that are self-selected by the Indigenous youth.