Marie-Claire Graf Email and Phone Number
Born at a time when atmospheric CO2 was at 364.92 ppm, with a rapid increase over the years causing climate related disasters across the globe, I feel the urgency to act in support of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and ambitious climate solutions with a high level of commitment and intrinsic motivation. I'm co-founder of several local, national and international initiatives and associations around empowering children and youth to catalyse positive, meaningful and impactful change through: - raising awareness and capacity, education and inspirational opportunities.- increasing bold actions by demanding change and implementing solutions especially on a policy level.- responsible and intergenerational leadership by providing skills, contacts and opportunities.- creating long-lasting collaborations and connections - networks.Main Interests: - Sustainability in higher education (education for sustainable development and climate literacy)- Youth empowerment for sustainable development- Interlinkages of gender equality, food systems and climate action- Interdependence of society, environment and transformation- Low-carbon technology transfer- Creative, positive and inclusive leadership- Multistakeholder and multilateral processes Skills in:- Communication and public speaking- Strategic planning and project management - Positive and inclusive leadership - Creative problem-solving, innovation, change-making- Interdisciplinary strategic and critical thinking- Experience in local, national and international sustainable development and climate action- Expertise in relationship outreach and management with high-level business and government officials- Diplomatic and negotiation experience at the United Nations- Social MediaQualities in: I’m smart- and hardworking, always looking for new challenges and solutions, open-minded, curios and love to think outside of the perceived boundaries. I appreciate goal-oriented work in agile project teams and an interdisciplinary way of thinking and working. I’m reliable, exact and responsible and my working style is communicative, cooperative and reflective.I feel empowered that the Sustainable Development Goals finally gaining social and economic acceptance and thus lay a foundation for a just, sustainable and peaceful world and a future for all including a rapid decrease of the concentration of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere and an increase of biodiversity. Check current level of atmospheric CO2: https://www.co2.earth
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Climate Youth Negotiator Programme (Cynp)Future Leaders Network Jan 2022 - PresentUnited Kingdom - Nationwide, GbFUTURE LEADERS NETWORK IS AN NGO AIMED AT DISCOVERING AND DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC LEADERS.The Future Leaders Network hosts the Youth Negotiators Academy and the Climate Youth Negotiator Programme (CYNP). We are revolutionising the leadership development landscape, by equipping young people with the leadership experience, skills and network they need to deliver positive change in the world. We make a difference today with the leaders of tomorrow.👉🏽 More infos: https://www.futureleaders.network
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Co-FounderYouth Negotiators Academy Jan 2022 - PresentTHE GLOBAL CLIMATE YOUTH NEGOTIATOR PROGRAMME (CYNP) ENABLES AND EMPOWERS THE NEXT GENERATION OF NEGOTIATORS AT THE UN CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS. Our mission is to create a diverse pipeline of effective young negotiators who will co-lead the world’s most important multilateral discussions and successfully deliver positive global outcomes. The CYNP is aimed at redressing the systemic inequality of youth representation in discussions and decision-making by tackling the root causes of this issue and driving system change to ensure long-term meaningful youth participation in decision-making.Our objectives revolve around: - Improve young people’s negotiation and leadership capabilities needed to participate effectively in the UNFCCC negotiations and strengthen the delegation overall, as well as see young people as positive agents of change; and- Deliver systemic change by ensuring youth participation in Party Delegations, therefore delivering a proportional and positive global outcome.In order to achieve the above-mentioned goals, CYNP will pursue four core work streams:- Bridging skill and capability gaps through tailored online and in-person training on UNFCCC processes as well as leadership skills;- Removing funding barriers to participation through travel grants;- Connecting youth negotiators with their peers, creating a community of young changemakers for professional networking purposes as well as positive peer support mechanisms; and- Advocacy with governments to support them in meaningfully integrating youth negotiators into their delegations.👉🏽 more infos: www.youthnegotiators.org -
Co-Founder And AdvisorSustainability Week For Business Jan 2020 - PresentTHE SUSTAINABILITY WEEK FOR BUSINESS AIMS TO SUPPORT COMPANIES TO ENHANCE SUSTAINABILITY AND INCORPORATE THE DESIRES OF YOUTH. We support and accompany businesses in organising an individual Sustainability Week that is tailored to the needs of the company and its employees. Our aim is to engage and enable employees to implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into the culture of their company. We specifically promote ownership and employee engagement, which not only strengthens a sustainable corporate culture but also creates a future-oriented working environment. In this way, companies actively contribute to solving ecological, social and economic challenges and support sustainable innovations for a prosperous and resilient economy in Switzerland. We are a young and dynamic team with several years long experience of organising Sustainability Weeks across Switzerland in all language areas. 👉🏽 more infos: www.sdsn.ch/solution-initiatives -
Youngo Global Focal PointUnfccc Jan 2020 - Dec 2021Bonn, DeYOUNGO IS THE OFFICIAL CHILDREN AND YOUTH CONSTITUENCY OF THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC). YOUNGO is a platform and network consisting of children and youth up to 35 years, as well as youth NGOs, striving to empower youth to formally bring our voices to the UNFCCC and demand urgent and unprecedented ambitious climate action. Civil society, everyone who is not representing a government, is represented in the UNFCCC by nine constituencies according to the Agenda 21 Major Groups. Constituencies have a formal voice in the UNFCCC process and can deliver interventions (speeches), submissions (written documents) and attend or convene briefings, expert meetings and press conferences.The two Focal Points are the only two elected positions and serve normally for a one year period with the main purpose to represent YOUNGO at external meetings and liaison. 👉🏽 more infos: https://www.uat.unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/parties-non-party-stakeholders/non-party-stakeholders/information-by-category-of-observer/admitted-ngos#eq-2 -
Teacher Assistant And Learning Coach For Special And Curative EducationKanton Basel-Landschaft Sekundarschule Gelterkinden Dec 2015 - Sep 2021Liestal, Basel-Landschaft, Ch -
Expert On Action For Climate Empowerment, Member Of Swiss Unfccc Cop25 DelegationFederal Office For The Environment Foen Nov 2019 - Dec 2019Bern, ChMember of the Swiss Delegation to COP25 as expert on Action for Climate Empowerment (education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information and international cooperation), supporting negotiations on Paris Committee on Capacity-Building (PCCB), Technology Transfer and Gender related matters. -
Research AssistantEth Zürich Feb 2016 - Jul 2016Zürich, Ch«Climate adaptive building solutions based on the autonomous movement of wooden bi-layered structures», scientific assistance at ETH Zurich and EMPA Dübendorf, «Applied Woodscience and Wood Based Materials» with Dr. Chiara Vailati, Dr. Markus Rüggeberg, Prof. Dr. Ingo Burgert. The Wood Materials Science group of Prof. Ingo Burgert is part of the Institute for Building Materials at D-BAUG at ETH Zurich and the Applied Wood Materials Lab at EMPA. Our research focuses on biomimetic and chemical modification of wood and wood based materials. Our goal is to expand the utilization of wood by improving material performance, adding novel functionalities for high-end technical applications and using the responsiveness of wood to humidity changes for new architectural elements. Our research is based on in-depth analysis and characterization of physical and chemical mechanisms at the nano-scale and their effect on performance of macro-scale wood elements. -
Research AssistantEmpa Feb 2016 - Jul 2016Dübendorf, Ch«Climate adaptive building solutions based on the autonomous movement of wooden bi-layered structures», research assistance at ETH Zurich and EMPA Dübendorf, «Applied Woodscience and Wood Based Materials» with Dr. Chiara Vailati, Dr. Markus Rüggeberg, Prof. Dr. Ingo Burgert. The Wood Materials Science group of Prof. Ingo Burgert is part of the Institute for Building Materials at D-BAUG at ETH Zurich and the Applied Wood Materials Lab at EMPA. Cellulose & Wood Materials:Our lab aims to understand naturally existing structures in wood based resources and tailor interactions between renewable polymers, nanoparticles and colloids. The major goal of this work is to find energy efficient routes to build high performance materials contributing to a sustainable future. To this end, we collaborate with researchers and industry together addressing important technological challenges.Our approach is to combine existing wood architectures with controlled assembly of extracted wood components into new sustainable high performance materials and value added technological products. One tool of specific interest for tailored biomaterial functionality is the use of fungi or enzymes, as living organisms or biologically active substances to modify the material properties. This biologically inspired functionalization allows us to modify the physical material properties as well as to tailor the bulk and surface towards specific functionality. Part of our developed materials are also demonstrated under real life conditions in the module Vision Wood in Empa's large scale project NEST. -
Research Assistant At ItkeUniversity Of Stuttgart Jun 2014 - Jun 2015Stuttgart, De«Bionics - Convertible Structures: Hydraulic Mechanisms of Arthropods», Matura thesis in cooperation with the University of Stuttgart, Institute for Structural Engineering and Constructive Design (ITKE), with Dipl.-Ing. Gundula Schieber, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Knippers and the University of Basel, Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) with Evi Bieler, Dr. Philipp Oertle -
Research AssistantSwiss Nanoscience Institute (Sni), University Of Basel Jun 2014 - Jun 2015Basel, Basel-Stadt, Ch«Bionics - Convertible Structures: Hydraulic Mechanisms of Arthropods», Matura thesis in cooperation with the University of Stuttgart, Institute for Structural Engineering and Constructive Design (ITKE), with Dipl.-Ing. Gundula Schieber, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Knippers and the University of Basel, Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) with Evi Bieler, Dr. Philipp Oertle -
Student Research AssistantUniversität Basel Mar 2015 - Mar 2015Basel, ChFixation of Caulobacter Crescentus with laser, at PhD Nora Sautter and Prof. Thomas Pfohl, Departement of Physical Chemistry, Focus: In situ dynamics and structural evolution of biological matter -
Student Research AssistantEcole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne Mar 2014 - Mar 2014Lausanne, Vaud, ChProtein Kinase and its role in Leukemia, at PhD Sandrine Georgeon and Prof. Oliver Hantschel, Research technician Hantschel’s Lab ISREC, Foundation Chair in Translational Oncology, focus: Structure-function analysis of kinases Protein-protein interactions Mechanism-of-action of tyrosine kinase inhibitors Bcr-Abl signaling
Marie-Claire Graf Education Details
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Eth ZürichEnvironmental Sciences -
University Of CumbriaLeadership And Sustainability
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University Of ZurichPolitical Sciences And Environmental Sciences
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Gymnasium LiestalSpecialisation: Physics (Renewable Energies)
Frequently Asked Questions about Marie-Claire Graf
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Marie-Claire Graf works for Future Leaders Network
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Marie-Claire Graf's current role is Co-Founder - Youth Negotiators Academy I Board of Directors - Climate Action Network International I Councilor - World Future Council I Intersectional Climate Justice Activist & Movement Enabler.
What schools did Marie-Claire Graf attend?
Marie-Claire Graf attended Eth Zürich, University Of Cumbria, University Of Zurich, Gymnasium Liestal.
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