ENGAGEMENT DES JEUNES

Le groupe thématique sur l’engagement des jeunes se préoccupe de l’élaboration de liens avec les jeunes gens sur le thème de la culture et des zones humides.

Les buts principaux du groupe thématique sont les suivants :

  • Rassembler des informations sur l’engagement des jeunes (y compris des études de cas) relatives à la culture et aux zones humides.
  • Élaborer les « enseignements acquis » sur l’engagement des jeunes et les zones humides, y compris des idées sur les moyens de les intégrer dans les politiques et les pratiques de la Convention.
  • Explorer de nouveaux moyens de faire participer les jeunes sur le thème de la culture et des zones humides.

 

Chef, Engagement des jeunes – Elise Allely

Youth Engagement lead – Ms Elise Allély-Fermé 

Elise Allély-Fermé was the Assistant to the Advisor for Europe at the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention from 2014 to 2016. During her time at the Secretariat, she was involved in the delivery of a series of educational outreach events, exploring ways to engage with young people on the subject of wetlands. While reviewing Ramsar Information Sheets across Europe and visiting Ramsar Sites, she came across a variety of cultural practices linked to the wise-use of wetlands, which sparked her interest in joining the Ramsar Culture Network and learning more about the cultural services provided by wetlands. She completed a short course on ecosystem services before heading off to her current position in the Natural Regional Park of the Cotentin and Bessin marshes (Normandy, France) working on the educational and outreach activities of the Parc, also partly a Ramsar Site. 

Elise graduated in 2014 with a Bachelors degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of East Anglia where she delved into aspects related to water and sustainable development. During her last year at UEA, she created and led a new student society to support the work of WaterAid advocating for the human right to water by organizing a range of awareness raising campaigns and fundraising events across campus and in the city of Norwich (UK). She has also volunteered in a range of local community initiatives including a student-based wetland restoration program and a variety of outdoor environmental education programs for schoolchildren in the UK and with the WWF in Switzerland. 

Having attended and participated in various international conferences on the issues of water, governance and wetlands as a junior professional, Elise values these opportunities for early-career individuals to engage in global discussions.