Manchester Climate Ready Youth Partnership
Manchester Climate Ready Youth Partnership brings together 16 – 28-year-olds from across the city who are passionate about ensuring Manchester plays its full part in helping to tackle climate change.
The Youth Partnership is made up of:
Youth Board
The Youth Board sits on the Manchester Climate Ready Partnership Board helping to ensure that young voices are represented. Members also take an active role in steering the Youth Partnership and creating youth-led projects. There is a higher level of commitment required than the Youth Network but it is a great opportunity for young people that are passionate about climate action and making a difference in Manchester.
Youth Network
The Youth Network is an informal group where young people can connect and share climate-related news, information, ideas, and opportunities including job vacancies, events, projects and Youth Board openings.
This network is an excellent opportunity to get involved without requiring a significant time commitment.
“If local climate action inspires you, you are in the right place. Join us to make sure youth voice is at the forefront of climate”
What you can get involved in
We have many workshops, potlucks and strategy sessions planned. Join us to explore how you could contribute.
You can find out more about our sub-groups and upcoming projects below.
Research
This sub-group is responsible for gathering evidence, conducting research, and producing insights that support the development, decision-making, and strategic direction of the board, including surveying the wider youth network in Manchester for their insights.
Skills development
A range of formal and informal opportunities, such as Carbon Literacy training and support to develop communications skills.
Communications
This sub-group ensures consistent, accessible, and engaging communication that strengthens member participation, expands the network, and promotes opportunities to the wider Youth Network that are aligned with the partnership's mission and activities.
Outreach
This sub-group is responsible for managing communication and engagement with external speakers, guests, partners, and organisations. Its role is to support relationship-building, event coordination, and external-facing communication.
Upcoming projects
Carbon Literacy
In line with Manchester’s aim to become the world’s first Carbon Literate City, we are developing a youth focused Carbon Literacy Course which we plan to deliver to the Youth Network and then share with other youth groups across Manchester.
Collaborations with Manchester City Football’s City In The Community’s Youth Network
We are working in collaboration with Manchester City Football’s City In The Community’s Youth Network and are developing listening circle style workshops to encourage getting in touch with their climate emotions and foster place-based action networks.
Collaborations with Choked Up
We are working in partnership with the youth-led campaiging group, Choked Up, to help them bring their clean air campaign to Manchester.
Getting involved provides a range of opportunities, including:
You make a difference
Delivering real climate action in Manchester
Networking opportunities
A variety of opportunities to build contacts and experience, such as:
A direct channel to those in power in Manchester – those controlling budgets and setting policy.
Invites to connect with other youth movements, locally, nationally and internationally.
Invites to represent the Youth Partnership at external events and in the media.
Use of a collaborative workspace at Manchester Museum.
All this helps build skills experience and contacts which are great for your CV!
Youth Board Manifesto
The Manchester Climate Ready Youth Board launched their Manifesto in 2021, outlining the steps they believe are necessary to achieve a just transition to a zero carbon city. The Manifesto consists of 7 priorities and 35 individual climate actions and is the first of its kind in Greater Manchester.
The Manifesto calls on individuals and organisations across Manchester – including businesses, public sector bodies, educational institutions, and community groups – to make climate action a central focus in their daily lives, activities, decision-making, and long-term plans.
Meet the youth board
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Hilma Janwar
Age 20, Staff Development Lead and Head of Teaching Assistants at Alfurquan Academy.
“I joined the Youth Board to amplify unheard voices in minority ethnic and underrepresented/Muslim communities, on climate resilience and care for the planet.”
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Nicole Jiao
Age 16, Student with an interest in Environmental Science.
“I joined the Youth Board to raise awareness of and help mitigate the effects of the climate crisis through collaborative action by taking meaningful steps to create tangible change.”
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Anja Jungmayr
Age 24, Climate Justice Activist, Campaigner and Writer.
“I joined the Youth Board to help those working to tackle climate change in our city be inspired by the vision young people have for our best collective future.”
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Milo Fletcher
Age 23, Operations and Impact Manager at betternotstop and the Better Business Network.
“I joined the Youth Board because I wanted to help inspire young people to take climate action and make a tangible difference in my local community.”
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Pheobe Ibison
Age 19, Drama student and Disabled Association Chair at University of Manchester Students Union.
“I joined the Youth Board because it has such great potential to support the local community and empower young people, I feel privileged to be able to help!”
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Jessica Bennett
Age 19, Animal Behaviour and Conservation student at Manchester Metropolitan University.
“I joined the Youth Board because I aim to connect with Manchester businesses conducting sustainable actions and inspire young people and our community to be educated on the climate through media and public speaking.”
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Haojun Shuai
Age 25, Environmental Management Student.
“I joined the Youth Board to actively support local climate initiatives, contribute to policy discussions and promote sustainable practices.”
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Anna Romachney
Age 27, Further and Higher Education Coordinator at the Carbon Literacy Project.
“I joined the Youth Board because I am passionate about taking climate action and empowering others to do the same. I believe young peoples’ voices deserve and need to be heard to take real, effective action!”
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Ollie Wildman
Age 25, Wine Shop Worker.
“I joined the Youth Board to help connect young people with the resources that help our city limit the impacts of climate change.”
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Arbah Azhar
Age 26, PhD Student in Theology at the University of Cambridge.
“I joined the Youth Board because I am excited to build networks, engage in climate activism and support my community in any way I can.”