LAYCS Fellowship 2026
Fellows
- Adela Esther Tuy Tuy
Adela is an Indigenous Maya Kaqchikel communicator from Sololá, Guatemala. She focuses on human rights, climate action, education and gender, using writing and art as tools for expression and social change. She is the author of the poetry collection Keme and has represented youth at United Nations climate conferences over the past two years.
- Gabrielle Pompeu Sodré
Gabrielle is a Black and riverside activist from western Bahia, Brazil. She is part of the Movement of People Affected by Dams, where she uses community communication to defend environmental rights and support communities affected by agribusiness and large infrastructure projects. Her work now connects local struggles with international climate advocacy.
- Hazel Daniela Muñoz Alpízar
Hazel is a forest engineer and community leader from Bijagua, Costa Rica. She has worked on ecosystem restoration and climate initiatives with rural communities through international cooperation projects. Currently completing a master's degree in Human Development and Ecological Economics, she promotes sustainable development, resilient landscapes and women's leadership in climate action.
- Wara Iris Ruiz Condori
Wara is an Aymara Indigenous leader from Bolivia specialising in climate advocacy, biodiversity and food systems. She founded PANQARAÑA to empower Indigenous women through environmental leadership and journalism. She represents Indigenous youth from South America in international climate spaces, bringing together youth leadership, Indigenous rights and environmental justice.
Briefings
- Position on Adaptation for SB64
The LAYCS Fellowship's position on climate adaptation for the UNFCCC's SB64 session. Building on the Belém Indicators and the Baku Adaptation Roadmap agreed at COP30, it calls for people-centred adaptation, the integration of Indigenous and ancestral knowledge, and accessible, local adaptation finance.
- Position on Just Transition for SB64
The LAYCS Fellowship's position on just transition for the UNFCCC's SB64 session. It examines the Just Transition Mechanism established at COP30 in Belém and calls for rights-based governance, better-quality finance that reaches communities, binding social indicators, and territorial consent (FPIC) as a precondition of the transition.