The Environmental Agenda: Challenges and Prospects for Potential Cooperation Between BRICS Youth Organizations

Youth cooperation between the BRICS countries in the field of ecology is a topic that has not received sufficient coverage in modern Russian and foreign science. The purpose of the article is to identify the main problems and prospects of youth cooperation in the field of ecology based on the analysis of current trends in the interaction of youth organizations of the BRICS countries. Due to the predominantly extensive economic development, the BRICS states face common environmental problems, such as climate change, reduced species diversity, air and water pollution. However, the development of a unified concept of the environmental policy of the BRICS countries is a task that this interstate association has yet to solve. Another promising area of joint activity of the BRICS countries is the development of youth cooperation. However, the environmental agenda has not yet become a central issue in BRICS youth projects. The main problem is the imperfection of the concept of the existing BRICS youth projects. Often, the decisions taken by delegates are declarative in nature and do not have a real impact on the environmental policy of states, since there is no strong connection between youth projects, governments and the business community. There is also uneven development and differences in the priorities of youth policy of different BRICS countries, which may complicate their youth cooperation. In addition, there is a lack of funding for the implementation of various youth projects, including environmental initiatives. The media development trend of the activities of youth organizations poses the task for BRICS to create an interactive media resource to inform the public about the activities and achievements of the community and to ensure the interaction of participants in an online format. Thus, the youth cooperation of the BRICS countries in the field of ecology is quite a promising area. Obviously, the implementation of already adopted initiatives will continue, but some areas still need to be developed based on the principles of continuity, equal dialogue and support from the BRICS states.

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