Participants of the Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) Youth Forum held in Bonn, Germany, 2018. Read about it here.

GYDI utilizes online tools to provide courses and learning materials, while offering unique in-person experiential learning programs centered around the United Nations Framework Convention   on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Our Mission

Educate, Engage, Empower

GYDI is dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering young people around the world as leaders in addressing humanity's collective global challenges.

Young people have a crucial role to play as leaders tackling global challenges in order to design and build a better world. GYDI exists to empower these young leaders, focusing in the areas of sustainable development and action on climate change.

Our Programs

Solving global challenges requires a global team. GYDI gathers young leaders from across the world and builds bridges for them to engage in collective learning and solutions-building activities, with the collaboration of our international partners.

Our Network

Special Note: For registration to our virtual side event at the UN Water Conference 2023, please click here.