Y O U T H E N G A G E M E N T R E P O R T 2 S E C T I O N 1: YO U T H E N G A G E M E N T O V E R V I E W INTRODUCTION TO YOUTH ENGAGEMENT Youth engagement is the meaningful and sustained involvement of young people in actions and decisions about matters of importance to themselves and others in ways that positively shape their communities and society. [...] They also have the right to equal access to opportunities and support and to influence matters that will affect them now and in the future. [...] It also gives them a chance to break down generational barriers between adults and youth and connect with and give back to their community and society. [...] One municipal interviewee viewed language as a barrier to youth engagement and highlighted the importance of writing things youth can and will want to read. [...] 25 Y O U T H E N G A G E M E N T R E P O R T DEVELOP A MUNICIPAL YOUTH ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY AND/OR A YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Bringing youth into municipal governments to support the delivery of municipal climate actions is an ideal mechanism to ensure youth involvement in municipal climate action planning and implementation.
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