Licypriya Kangujam

Founder

The Child Movement

Licypriya is an 11-year-old Indian Climate Activist. She has been championing her cause since age six to protect, preserve, and nurture our environment by fighting climate change. She addressed world leaders at the United Nations Climate Conference in 2019 in Madrid, Spain calling on world leaders to take immediate climate action to save our planet and future. She is an outspoken young leader inspiring millions of people around the world and one of the leading voices for climate change globally. She is also a Guinness World Record Holder for cleaning our planet and the Special Envoy for the President of Timor Leste.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:00 am EEST	11:30 am EEST	Mobilizing for Change: Advancing Climate and Gender Justice as One Plenary KCC Auditorium	Watch the recording here Climate justice and gender justice are inseparable. The impacts of climate change disproportionately affect girls and women globally, and it is Read More Watch the recording here Climate justice and gender justice are inseparable. The impacts of climate change disproportionately affect girls and women globally, and it is time to shift power so that girls, women, and young people can take lead in meaningful climate action – crucial for advancing gender equality and enhancing resilience in the face of the climate crisis. This plenary will serve as a platform for collaboration and engagement among youth climate activists, grassroots leaders working at the intersection of gender and climate, and political leaders. Together, they will strive to bridge divides and tackle the pressing imperative of empowering girls, women, and youth to take a central role in steering climate justice efforts. Opening: Ineza Umuhoza Grace, Eco-Feminist Moderator: Shahira Amin, Award winning Journalist and Former Deputy Head of Egypt’s Channel Nile TV Panel: Viva Tatawaqa, DIVA for Equality Mwanahamisi Singano, Senior Global Policy Lead WEDO Zainab Yunusa, Feminist Activist, UNFCCC Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Executive Director of the Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW) SRHR and climate nexus board member FireStarter Talk: Licypriya Kangujam, Activist & Founder, The Child Movement Intergenerational FireSide Chats: H.E. Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland Vanessa Nakate, Global Youth Climate Advocate Hindou Omarou Ibrahim, Indigenous Climate Activist Hafsat Abiola, Human Rights Activist Closing: Honorable J. Uduch Sengebau Senior, Vice President of the Republic of Palau & Minister of Justice Read Less Speakers Vanessa Nakate Goodwill Ambassador UNICEF Hafsat Abiola Co-Founder Connected Women Leaders Sivananthi Thanenthiran Executive Director ARROW Zainab Sunmisola Yunusa Feminist Activist UNFCCC Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) H.E. Mary Robinson Chair of The Elders and former President of Ireland Ineza Umuhoza Grace Founder The Green Protector, a Rwandan youth-led NGO Vivania Tatawaqa Management Collective Member DIVA for Equality Mwanahamisi Singano Senior Global Policy Lead Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) Licypriya Kangujam Founder The Child Movement