Denise Ayebare, Uganda’s Youth Presidential Advisor on Climate Change, stressed that progress in negotiations is too slow to meet the needs of young people: “There is progress in the negotiations, specifically, just transition and adaptation, but it is not fast enough for my generation and the generations to come,” she said. This concern was echoed by Tarcizio Kalaundi, youth leader from Malawi, who warned that negotiations continue to be stalled by procedural disputes. “We are going back and forth in terms of whose role and what text to include,” he said.

Pakistan’s Tahanyat Satti, also working at the International Organization for Migration (IOM),  highlighted gaps in the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) framework now under negotiation. “The current list of indicators is not complete. It requires further methodological requirements, clarity, and coherence,” she said. Haddijatou Ceesay, Lead Coordinator for the Local Conference of Youth Gambia, stressed that there should be “a full indicator that considers the values of young people, their vulnerable communities, and for the future generations who are yet to be here.”

Mohammed Alyatari, Executive Director of the National Forum Environment and Sustainable Development in Yemen, expressed disappointment over repeated deadlocks in technology negotiations, stating: “Every time we talk about technology, there are no agreements—everything gets forwarded to next year.”