A selected group of authors drafting the GEO for youth report met at the United Nations Offices in, Nairobi to advance the drafts reports to a second order draft state. The objective of the meeting was to;
• Complete the Second Order Draft of the four chapters
• Identify experts to interview for the sustainable jobs of the future chapter
• Assess the results of the questionnaire
• Strategize on a way forward
Mr. Pierre Boileau (Head of the GEO unit), welcomed the group followed by opening remarks from Dr. Jian Liu the UN Environment Chief Scientist and Director of Science Division. This was followed by a presentation from Mr. Sam Barratt, Head of Education and Training Unit of UN Environment. The GEO for Youth Co-chairs Dr. Nibedita Mukherjee and Mr. Charles Mwangi then addressed the team welcoming them and highlighting the key objectives of the three days meeting. Team leads for each of the four chapters then presented the state of their drafts and set their chapter specific objectives to be achieved during the meeting. A feedback session was then conducted to improve the GEO for Youth process and for efficiency of the three days meeting.
