Climate Skills - Seeds for a Transition India
“Climate Skills Seeds for Transition” is a multi-city, global programme active in India, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Supported by the British Council and HSBC, and implemented in partnership with TERI, TERI School of Advanced Studies, Mumbai University, and HSNC University, the initiative aims to foster a comprehensive approach to youth skills development in climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. In India, the programme conducted a series of regional workshops across Goa, Bangalore, Bhopal, Delhi, and Guwahati. The workshops, held from September 16 to October 24, engaged around 500 young people from various states of India, as well as participants from Thailand and Kenya. These workshops focused on the module of Grounding, Growing, Discovering and sustaining on climate change and adaptation mechanisms, empowering youth to become active agents of change and environmental stewards in their communities.
The Climate Skills workshop in Goa, featuring TERI’s Dr Dipankar Saharia and NIT Goa’s Prof OR Jaiswal, successfully launched the program. Keynote speakers urged youth to align their skills with purpose-driven climate action. The session introduced pathways for designing impactful social action projects, effectively inspiring new changemakers.
The second 2nd workshop in the series was held in Bengaluru, engaging 101 youth from five southern states. Combining leadership and mapping exercises, the program connected local climate realities (like waste recycling) with actionable youth-led pathways. Participants gained tools to turn challenges into solutions.
The third one, hosted at IIFM, Bhopal, engaged approximately 110 youth from three states. Hands-on modules like the 'Problem to Opportunity Tree' and 'Youth Marketplace' empowered participants. They co-created actionable plans, translating climate challenges into opportunities for mitigation and adaptation in their communities.
The fourth Climate Skills workshop at TERI School of Advanced Studies, Delhi, engaged over 140 youth from three states. Sessions used energizers and introspective modules to link climate knowledge with personal action. Participants designed practical, community-based responses, boosting critical thinking and problem-solving skills for a low-carbon future.
The final Climate Skills workshop was held at Gauhati University, uniting youth across the Northeast. The event, featuring leadership from TERI and the British Council, strengthened climate knowledge through experiential learning. Expert sessions focused on building local, youth-led action and resilience for the region.
Following Guwahati, the initiative will culminate in a five-day Sustainability and Leadership Camp in New Delhi, where selected participants will design and implement social action projects within their communities—strengthening a network of young leaders driving India’s green transition. The camp will mentor budding youth leaders to work towards their social action projects within college / university campus and focus on building leadership skills, eco-centric thinking, and capacity for community-level climate action.
