Eimear Manning

The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) is a representative body for Irish youth organisations. Eimear Manning (she/they) is NYCI’s Youth & Climate Justice Development Officer. She coordinates youth-led projects centred on issues of climate change, climate justice, and marine sustainability. Recently, she sat on a Drafting Committee creating a new Council of Europe Recommendation on Young People and Climate Action, which was adopted by the Council of Ministers in October 2024. She also advises the Irish Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on issues pertaining to water and the marine through her capacity as an elected member of The Water Forum/An Fóram Uisce. Finally, Eimear was nominated by the Department of Education to be Ireland’s representative on the UNECE Education for Sustainable Development Steering Committee Youth Task Force.