Upcoming Events
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Talks and educational workshops
Bring the human reality of the climate crisis into the room.
Invite Climate Justice for Rosa to speak at your school, university, organisation, conference or public event.
Our youth-led talks connect personal experience with climate justice, children’s rights, intergenerational justice and political accountability. We share how Rosa’s friends turned grief into action and built a campaign that convinced the European Union and Belgium to recognise 15 July as the Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis.
From classrooms to international institutions, we challenge audiences to look beyond statistics and confront the people, rights and lives at the heart of this crisis. Every session is adapted to the audience and can include a keynote, panel contribution, conversation or interactive workshop.
Or email events@climatejusticeforrosa.org
Graphic Novel Release: "Le climat en procès — Les juges face aux actions climatiques"
How can the law be used to fight the climate crisis? In this landmark non-fiction graphic novel written by international law professors Gérard Bedoret, Olivier Corten, and Pierre Klein, readers follow young climate activists as they navigate the legal system—intertwined with major historic climate litigation cases across Europe and the globe.
Featuring Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts as one of the real-world characters, Le climat en procès explores the human reality of civil disobedience, strategic litigation, and the crucial role judges play when citizens take states and corporations to court.
Can we Make Climate Great Again?
Had a sweltering summer? As planetary temperatures continue to rise, authorities and international bodies are still failing to act with the necessary urgency. Before public attention shifts, join us for a panel discussion on the latest in the transition away from fossil fuels and the state of climate justice.
Climate Justice for Rosa founder Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts will take part in the discussion alongside speakers including Matthias Petel (ULB researcher in human rights law and climate justice), Charles Mertens (Amnesty International), and frontline climate defenders.
Organised by Amnesty International
2nd Meeting of the Council of Europe Steering Committee on the Environment (CDENV)
As an official observer organisation, Climate Justice for Rosa will participate in the 2nd meeting of the Council of Europe’s Steering Committee on the Environment (CDENV).
Created following the historic 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government, the CDENV coordinates intergovernmental work under the Reykjavík Process—aligning environmental protection with human rights across 46 member states and overseeing the Council of Europe Strategy on the Environment (2025–2030).
CJfR will bring the voices of youth, intergenerational justice, and frontline climate survivors into these Strasbourg discussions, ensuring that human rights and democratic accountability remain at the heart of European environmental policy.
Documentary Field Expedition: Climate Resilience in Bangladesh
Climate Justice for Rosa will return to Bangladesh for a two-week filming expedition for an upcoming documentary created by Séverine Dieudonné and Princess Esmeralda of Belgium.
Filming alongside local partner Friendship NGO, the documentary explores the human reality of climate adaptation in one of the world's most climate-vulnerable regions. By connecting the lived experiences of frontline communities in Bangladesh with youth climate activism in Europe, the project highlights shared struggles, intergenerational solidarity, and the urgent need for global climate justice.
UN Climate Change Conference (COP31)
Marking Climate Justice for Rosa’s 5th consecutive year participating in the UN Climate Summit, CJfR will be on the ground at COP31 in Antalya to ensure human rights, intergenerational justice, and frontline realities remain at the heart of global climate negotiations.
Throughout the two-week conference, CJfR will organise side events and panel discussions designed to amplify the voices of young changemakers and climate survivors from around the world. Crucially, CJfR will facilitate direct, closed-door and public bilateral meetings between young activists from the Global South and European policymakers—building structural bridges between those suffering the worst impacts of the crisis and those with the power to shape climate policy.
Volhouden als de wereld wegkijkt (Persisting when the world looks away) — Nic Balthazar & Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts
(event in Dutch)
Mass climate marches feel like they belong to the past, activists face increasing backlash, and geopolitical conflicts dominate the headlines. How do you keep taking action without drowning in powerlessness?
In this live online conversation hosted from De Krook, two generations of climate advocates—director Nic Balthazar and CJfR founder Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts—come together to explore what it means to stay committed when public attention moves elsewhere.
Drawing from their shared work on the theatrical monologue For Rosa, Nic and Benjamin discuss how personal loss, art, and storytelling can offer young people a language for grief, justice, and hope—and how creativity and activism reinforce each other in the search for meaningful change.
Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis
Join us to honour those we have lost, stand with survivors of extreme weather, and witness the first public presentation of the design for the world's first permanent climate victims monument by landscape architect Bas Smets.
Minute of silence in the federal parliament
On 15 July, the Belgian Federal Parliament will hold a minute of silence in memory of all those who have lost their lives due to the global climate crisis.
Taking place on the European and Belgian Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis, this historic tribute marks the first time the Federal Parliament has officially honoured climate victims in this way. Members of Parliament will pause to remember those who have lost their lives in floods, heatwaves, wildfires, storms, droughts, and other climate-related disasters.
The minute of silence represents an important act of recognition. Behind every climate disaster are people, families, and communities whose lives have been forever changed. By commemorating the victims, Parliament acknowledges the human cost of the climate crisis and the importance of ensuring that those we have lost are never forgotten.
London Climate Action Week
Climate Justice for Rosa will be present at this year’s London Climate Action Week.
As a youth-led movement working at the intersection of climate justice, remembrance, culture and policy, CJfR will take part in conversations and events alongside activists, scientists, policymakers, artists and organisations from around the world.
More details about our participation, events and collaborations will be announced soon.
1st European Forum on Environmental Human Rights Defenders
In June 2026, Climate Justice for Rosa will participate in the first-ever European Forum on Environmental Human Rights Defenders in Strasbourg. The Forum brings together environmental defenders, grassroots movements, civil society organisations, policymakers and international institutions from across Europe to strengthen the protection of environmental human rights defenders and build stronger collaboration across movements and institutions.
At the Forum, we will contribute to discussions on civic space, intergenerational justice, the protection of environmental defenders, and the importance of bringing the human reality of the climate crisis into political spaces.
Climate Justice for Rosa founder Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts has also been invited to contribute to several discussions and side events connected to the Forum.
We also hope to connect with defenders and organisations from across Europe, share the work of Climate Justice for Rosa, and continue building alliances between grassroots movements, young people and institutions.
We are grateful to the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and the BE LIFE project partners for supporting our participation in the Forum.
Première "Pour Rosa"
On Friday 22 May, Pour Rosa, the French-language version of the play written by Nic Balthazar and Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts, will have its première at Espace Lumen in Ixelles.
Based on a true story, the play follows the friendship between two teenagers at the moment when the climate crisis stops being abstract and becomes brutally real.
The première takes place in the lead-up to the five-year anniversary of the 2021 floods, which took more than 220 lives in Belgium and Germany, including Rosa, a 15-year-old from Ixelles.
This is not just a performance. It is part of an ongoing effort by Climate Justice for Rosa to make the human impact of the climate crisis impossible to ignore, and to bring that reality into the spaces where decisions are made.
From impact to litigation: climate change as a reality and a legal object
From impact to litigation: climate change as a reality and a legal object
How is climate change affecting people's lives and territories — and how are lawyers, NGOs, and civil society organisations across Belgium and the Netherlands responding? Join us on 25 March for a two-hour session at the University of Antwerp diving into exactly that.
The evening opens with testimonials from those experiencing the climate crisis first-hand: Koen Doggen, self-employed farmer at Moesland, and Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts (#ClimateJusticeforRosa) will share how the climate crisis is impacting their lives and work.
Three landmark cases will then be revisited by the people at the heart of them: 🔹 Sarah Tak on Klimaatzaak vs. Belgium
🔹 Catherine van Es on Milieudefensie vs. ING Group & ING Bank
🔹 Mieke Van den Broeck & Emilie Djawa (PROGRESS Lawyers Network) on Hugues Falys et al. vs. TotalEnergies — the farmer case
Mattia Bosio (Greenpeace European Unit) will then reflect on the ICJ Advisory Opinion and its implications for EU climate ambitions and the future of climate litigation.
Council of Europe’s Steering Committee on the Environment (CDENV)
Climate Justice for Rosa has been granted observer status to the Council of Europe’s Steering Committee on the Environment (CDENV)
The CDENV brings together representatives of 46 member states to work on the relationship between environment and human rights, following commitments made at the Reykjavík Summit.
As an observer organisation, Climate Justice for Rosa will follow the committee’s work closely, attend its meetings in Strasbourg and online, and contribute to discussions where possible. This allows us to bring the perspective of young people, as well as the lived experiences of those directly impacted by the climate crisis, into a space where environmental standards and approaches are being shaped.
Our participation will focus in particular on intergenerational justice, the protection of children’s rights, and the need to strengthen accountability in environmental policy.
Through this role, we aim to ensure that the human impact of the climate crisis is not treated as an abstract issue, but remains central to the discussions.
Born Polluted - Opening exhibition in the EU parliament
Mark your calendars! CRIN (Child Rights International Network) is launching a new art exhibition on hazardous chemicals at the EU Parliament in Brussels, 3 March 2026.
Attend our opening event via the link in bio!
We all want children to grow up safe, healthy and able to thrive. But every day, children are exposed to toxic substances in the foods they eat, the water they drink, the air they breathe and from products inside of their home.
Even at very low doses, research increasingly links childhood exposure to hazardous chemicals to a range of diseases and disorders. This constant, silent exposure is an attack against children. It affects their right to health and bodily integrity, to survival and non-discrimination, and even their right to play.
🗣️ From 2-6 March, CRIN’s exhibition will bring children’s rights into direct conversation with chemicals legislation in the European Union. We want to share how hazardous chemicals impact children’s lives and what remedies exist to protect them. This exhibition will be an open space for discussion, as we translate scientific data and legal issues into a more human story.
Anyone is welcome to join us, so long as they’ve registered before the opening event on March 3rd.
From Connection to Commitment: Inspiring Youth Action
Friendship NGO event:
In a world marked by climate urgency and growing inequality, supporting young people to move from awareness to action has never been more essential. The Connected Schools project builds on Friendship’s long-standing work in Bangladesh—one of the countries most impacted by climate change—where the organization has been at the forefront of implementing innovative, integrated, community-led solutions
Through meaningful connections between students in Bangladesh and Europe, Connected Schools goes beyond exchange—it nurtures responsibility, empathy, and long-term engagement. By listening to each other’s realities and learning across borders, young people are encouraged not only to understand global challenges, but to commit to addressing them.
Marking the launch of a new edition of the project, this event is a moment of reflection and inspiration: a space where youth voices take center stage, where commitment is shaped through dialogue, and where education becomes a catalyst for change. It highlights how connected learning can transform curiosity into responsibility and solidarity into action.
Join us to discover how global connections can inspire lasting commitment, and how the next generation is stepping forward to shape a more just, climate-resilient future—together.
From apathy to agency: Gen Z reimagines democracy
A participatory workshop where young changemakers, activists and policymakers imagine the future of democracy together.
Democracy is sustained not by systems, but by citizens. Yet, across Europe, a growing number of young people feel that traditional politics no longer represents them.
This lunchtime workshop turns that frustration into fuel for change. Together with changemakers, activists, and policymakers, we’ll explore how the next generation is reshaping what participation means — from street movements to institutional innovation.
Wecco Wacko Farm Club - Première
The Wecco Wacko Farm Club is a project where young people from Flanders and Senegal meet. In July 2025, an exchange took place in Senegal. Their experiences have been documented in a PHOTO EXHIBITION, a YOUTH FILM, and a DOCUMENTARY, which you can see for free at the Paterskerk in Sint-Niklaas.
You will discover the stories of young people fleeing climate change and young people doing everything they can to reverse the local consequences of climate change. Young people will share their stories with their images.
Session
7:00 PM: Introductions and photo exhibition
7:30 PM: Welcome
7:40 PM: Youth film "Wecco Wacko Farmers"
7:50 PM: Young people speak
8:00 PM: Documentary "Wecco Wacko Farm Club"
9:00 PM: Panel discussion led by Roel Nollet with Toure Fousseyni, Manon Cools, and Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts (Climate Justice for Rosa)
They represent a perspective from Senegal, a perspective on gender, and a response from a perspective on climate change (COP30).
9:30 PM: Conclusion of the evening
De Natuur Bestaat Niet + Nabespreking met Dirk De Wachter, Nathalie Faber en Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts
Hoe breng je een relatie terug in balans? Door therapie. Vier personen nemen plaats op de bank bij relatietherapeut Dirk De Wachter. Verschillende oorzaken (zoals vanzelfsprekendheid, trauma, werk…) zorgden bij het viertal voor een storing in de relatie. Maar scheiden van de natuur, dat is voor de mens geen optie. Lukt het dankzij de sessies om de natuur weer te kunnen zien voor wat ze is?
Deze film wordt tijdens de Groene Loper voor het eerst vertoond in België. Een primeur dus, en voor de nabespreking zakt Dirk De Wachter himself af naar onze mooie stad. Ook Nathalie Faber, de regisseur; en Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts zullen de film achteraf mee analyseren en bespreken.
https://sphinx-cinema.be/programma/film/de-natuur-bestaat-niet
Lowland Kids - Première hosted by Climate Justice for Rosa
DocFest Brugge
Premiere hosted by Climate Justice for Rosa, screening followed by an after-talk with Vera Dua and Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts.
COP30 - Press Conference
COP30 joint children and youth led press conference on children’s rights and climate justice
Plant-for-the-Planet, Child Rights International Network, Climate Justice for Rosa, ChildFund Alliance, Centre for Global Education and the Alana Institute invites you to a press conference on children’s rights and climate justice at COP 30 in Belém, Brazil.
Moderator: Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts
Speakers: Children from around the world
COP30: Youth-led Climate Forum - Mainstreaming Children, Youth, Gender And Indigenous Rights In The Climate Policies
Climate Justice For All is a crucial Youth-led Climate Forum session at COP30 , aimed at integrating the voices of children, youth, women, and Indigenous Peoples into climate policy to ensure equitable and effective climate action. As a speaker, Ben will deliver a key opening statement to set the scene and underline the importance of mainstreaming these essential rights in UNFCCC decisions
COP30 - IOM Event: Youth and Indigenous Inclusion in Climate Finance and Human Mobility
At COP30 in Belém, Climate Justice for Rosa founder Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts has been invited to speakat an IOM roundtable on youth and Indigenous inclusion in climate finance and climate-induced displacement.
COP30 - Climate Justice for Rosa Event - Growing up in the Climate Crisis
Generation Emergency: Youth Growing Up in the Climate Crisis (13 Nov, COP30 – Belém)
A youth-led session by Climate Justice for Rosa at the Children and Youth Pavilion, moderated by Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts and featuring young climate leaders from Bangladesh, Colombia and Nigeria, with closing remarks by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change, Elisa Morgera.
COP30 - Launch of the Sumaúma Pledging Tree for Human Rights-Based Climate Action
At COP30 in Belém, Benjamin will speak at the launch of the Sumaúma Pledging Tree, a UN-led initiative connecting human rights and climate action.
Representing Climate Justice for Rosa, he will share a youth message calling for accountability, dignity, and courage in addressing the climate crisis.
COP30 - United Nations Climate Change Conference
Climate Justice for Rosa will attend COP30 in Belém, Brazil, where Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts will represent the organisation. He has been invited to speak at top-level events and CJfR is organising multiple side events to give a platform to young people from around the world already living with the impacts of the climate crisis. It is vital that youth and civil society are present in these negotiations, to ensure that human stories and accountability are not lost in political bargaining. More details on our COP30 programme will follow soon.
Exhibition EU Parliament
Exhibition at the European Parliament: marking four years since the Western European floods. Climate Justice for Rosa will be part of the exhibit. The opening on 14 October will bring together Commissioner Hadja Lahbib, several Members of the European Parliament, and civil society from the affected regions. Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts will call on politicians to take firm climate action so that countless more lives are not lost.
Climate March
March with Climate Justice for Rosa on october 5th in Brussels during the big national climate march!
sign up here: events@climatejusticeforrosa.org
Let's Talk Climate
Youth Climate Event in the Senate! 🇧🇪
Meet the Belgian COP30 delegation, ask your questions, and share what you think they should fight for. With youth voices, climate experts, and policymakers all in one room, this is your chance to make yourself heard.
Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts has been invited as an expert to share his experiences from past climate conferences and his preparations for COP30.
For young people aged 16–30.
EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis
July 15, 2025 — EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis
On July 15, we mark the third annual EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis — a day born from the demand that those lost to floods, wildfires, droughts, heatwaves, and storms are not forgotten.
This day was established through an initiative of Climate Justice for Rosa, led by young people who turned grief into action, insisting that behind every climate disaster are real lives, names, and futures that were stolen.
But this day is more than a moment of silence.
It is a call to confront the systems that cause harm.
It is a demand for justice.
And it is a rallying point for action.
🕯️ Across Europe, people will come together — to remember, and to act.
To act against inaction.
To act for those we've lost.
To act by taking real steps — in the halls of power, in the streets, in courtrooms, in communities.
Details about this year’s program will be announced soon.
Want to help us or organize an action? Get in touch with us!
EU’s role in ensuring global climate justice
Together with MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP) and MEP Lara Wolters (S&D), the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is co-organising this event on 1 July 2025 at the European Parliament, featuring a documentary on global human impacts of climate change. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on climate justice and the EU’s responsibility in the climate crisis.
When: Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Time: 18:00–20:00 CEST (networking time from 19:30)
Where: European Parliament (room: A5F385)
This event will spotlight the intensity of global human suffering due to climate change and provide a perspective on how the EU can be greater than its size on the world stage in combating this crisis. It will begin with opening remarks by Hanna Höijer (EU Climate Pact Ambassador), and a screening of her documentary “Down to Earth – Global Stories on Climate Change,” which features of interviews with people from across the world on the real-life impacts of climate change their communities face.
The screening will be followed by a keynote presentation from Antoine Oger, Executive Director at IEEP and a keynote presentation from Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts, young climate activist and founder of Climate Justice for Rosa.
Draft agenda:
18:00 – 18:05 | Opening Remarks – Introduction by film producer and EU Climate Pact Ambassador Hanna Höijer
18:05 – 18:30 | “Down to Earth – Global Stories on Climate Change” – Film screening of the youth-produced documentary Down to Earth, featuring stories on the effects of climate change from countries across the world
18:30 – 18:35 | The What? EU’s Carbon Footprint and Handprint Beyond its Borders – Keynote by Antoine Oger, Executive Director of IEEP
18:35 – 19:40 | The Why? Responsibilities and Obligations of the EU – Keynote by Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts, young climate activist and founder of Climate Justice for Rosa
19:40 – 19:25 | The How? Concrete Steps for Toward Global Climate Justice – Panel discussion with MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen and MEP Lara Wolters (S&D), moderated by Ms Höijer
19:25 – 19:30 | Conclusion – Closing remarks by MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen
19:30 – 20:00 | Networking time
Please note that seats are limited, so we encourage you to register your interest here.
15th European Form on the Rights of the Child
Benjamin speaks at the 15th EU Forum on the Rights of the Child
Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts has been invited to speak at the 15th EU Forum on the Rights of the Child, the European Commission’s flagship event on children’s rights.
This year’s theme:
“Championing Children’s Rights: Building Fair and Resilient Societies for the EU’s Present and Future.”
He will take part in a high-level plenary panel on climate change and intergenerational fairness, alongside:
– Tanya Ward, President of Eurochild
– Anne Mahrer, President of Klimaseniorinnen
– Children from the EU Children’s Participation Platform
– Elisa Morgera, UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights
– Moderator: Jana Hainsworth
The panel will explore how the climate crisis is already affecting children’s lives, what needs to change, and how to ensure that younger and future generations are protected—not just in theory, but in practice.
Benjamin will share his perspective as both a climate and children’s rights activist, grounded in real experiences of loss, resistance, and cross-generational alliance.
📍 Brussels, 23–24 June 2025
🧵 More info:
https://www.b2match.com/e/15th-eu-forum-on-the-rights-of-the-child/components/55851/info
European Youth Event 2025
Workshop on Intergenerational Justice (UN Youth Core Group, UNEP)
Ben, representing the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) within the UN Youth Core Group, is co-leading a workshop on intergenerational justice at the European Youth Event (EYE2025) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. More info about EYE2025 here.
The workshop will focus on how today’s choices, especially on climate, impact future generations. Participants will discuss what intergenerational fairness means in practice and what needs to change to make it real.
The main goal is to draft a set of recommendations for the EU Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness — making sure that young people's voices are included in shaping policies that affect their future.
At Climate Justice for Rosa, we believe that justice between generations needs to be part of every conversation about the future!
Spring School on Climate Citizens’ Assemblies
Ben, founder of Climate Justice for Rosa and Climate Advisor to CRIN (Child Rights International Network), will be speaking at the Spring School on Climate Citizens’ Assemblies in Warsaw.
The Spring School, organized by FIDE (Federation for Innovation in Democracy Europe) together with different partners, brings together practitioners and experts working on democratic innovations for climate action. Throughout an intensive program, participants will exchange experiences, build new skills, and explore how to design citizens’ assemblies that are inclusive, effective, and truly representative.
Benjamin will contribute to the one day Deep Dive session on Involving Children and Young People in Climate Assemblies, alongside Lianne and Katie from CRIN. Their session will focus on ensuring that children and young people are not treated as an afterthought, but recognized as full participants whose voices matter in shaping climate decisions.
More information: https://www.fide.eu/spring-school-2025
Flooded Futures - A symposium about the impacts of climate change on the water cycle
Organized by five master's students in biology at UGent, this event aims to raise awareness and promote discussion about the challenges and solutions related to water and climate.
Guest Speakers:
Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts
Klee Schamp – Project engineer in hydraulics at Arcadis Gent
Vincent Ogembo – Postdoctoral researcher in water and climate sciences
Filip Watteeuw – Schepen van Klimaat, Energie, Wonen en Milieu
Sociaal en klimaat, gaat dat samen? De Laatste Dinsdag met Dirk Holemans en Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts
Klimaatbeleid moet sociaal zijn, alleen zo krijg je iedereen mee. Maar wereldwijd zien we dat klimaat in het verdomhoekje zit. Hoe kan klimaat een prioriteit worden in een maatschappij? Stefaan Segaert gaat in gesprek met Dirk Holemans (denktank Oikos) en klimaatactivist Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts.
ism Avansa, Hart boven Hard, Oikos, Masereel Fonds, Mondiaal Lokeren en Lokeren.
CJFR trip to Denmark to Build Partnerships for the EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis
Ben will visit various danish civil society organizations to explore ways to collaborate on the upcoming EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis.
During the trip, we aim to learn from local initiatives, share ideas, and work together to ensure the EU Day becomes a powerful moment of remembrance and action.