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Accepted Paper:
Urban development and adaptation to climate change strategies of Costa Rican urban youth in Guararí, Heredia.
Jessica Roccard Pommera
(University of Costa Rica)
Jazmín Calderón Quirós
(Univesity of Costa Rica)
Paper short abstract:
In Guararí, Costa Rica, urban youths implement adaptation strategies to face the multiple crises including climate change impacts and economic issues such as awareness campaigns and entrepreneurship, in collaboration with governmental and no-governmental institutions.
Paper long abstract:
The climate crisis is causing a series of increasingly evident events, and the urban areas of Costa Rica are also impacted. Moreover, the increasing poverty exacerbates the vulnerability of its population including the youth. Although the country develops and implements local policies, measures, and programs for urban areas to face climate change (CC), Costa Rica urban areas remain vulnerable, which is why population's actions are key to address CC impacts. This raises the question: What strategies do urban youths implement to face the multiple crises?
In Guararí, urban youths face great challenges due to already existing socioeconomic issues exacerbated by climate change, limiting access to opportunities. However, youths created environmental groups with the support of local organizations, which then have created other strategic alliances with governmental and no-governmental institutions. Hence, they implement adaptation strategies, not only to face the negative impacts of climate change and environmental issues, but also to take advantage of opportunities. They acquire and spread knowledge about climate change and environmental issues, encourage the change in customs towards sustainable habits, as well as undertake entrepreneurship as a result of the acquired knowledge.
As a consequence, the youth of the poor areas are represented in Business and Educational Alliances, training in conservation, working on issues such as "greenhouse effect and climate change", managing to cover issues to implement the initiative of the creation of a Community Youth Network on environmental issues, in support of public institutions.
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Accepted Paper:
Paper short abstract:
Paper long abstract:
The climate crisis is causing a series of increasingly evident events, and the urban areas of Costa Rica are also impacted. Moreover, the increasing poverty exacerbates the vulnerability of its population including the youth. Although the country develops and implements local policies, measures, and programs for urban areas to face climate change (CC), Costa Rica urban areas remain vulnerable, which is why population's actions are key to address CC impacts. This raises the question: What strategies do urban youths implement to face the multiple crises?
In Guararí, urban youths face great challenges due to already existing socioeconomic issues exacerbated by climate change, limiting access to opportunities. However, youths created environmental groups with the support of local organizations, which then have created other strategic alliances with governmental and no-governmental institutions. Hence, they implement adaptation strategies, not only to face the negative impacts of climate change and environmental issues, but also to take advantage of opportunities. They acquire and spread knowledge about climate change and environmental issues, encourage the change in customs towards sustainable habits, as well as undertake entrepreneurship as a result of the acquired knowledge.
As a consequence, the youth of the poor areas are represented in Business and Educational Alliances, training in conservation, working on issues such as "greenhouse effect and climate change", managing to cover issues to implement the initiative of the creation of a Community Youth Network on environmental issues, in support of public institutions.
Alternatives to urban development: Youths between multiple crisis and future visions
Session 1 Wednesday 6 July, 2022, -