Jointly hosted by AVI and Forum, the annual conference for International Volunteering Cooperation Organisations (IVCO) was held in a virtual conference space, a first for the IVCO conference, from 25-28 October, 2020. Focusing on the theme: Volunteering for Climate Action, IVCO 2020 was an excellent opportunity for heads of volunteer organisations and delegates from public, private, academic and NGO sectors around the world to network, discuss pertinent issues in volunteering, share innovative approaches, and build strong alliances.
'Volunteering for Climate Action'
With climate change the most pressing threat to our planet and species, and with only 3% of current international volunteering attributed to environmental sustainability, the conference provides the opportunity to raise the awareness, quality and quantity of volunteering for climate action to contribute to SDG13.
This theme offers an opportunity for Forum members and the wider volunteering for development sector to explore what we mean by volunteering for climate action, to recognise and share good practice from our organisations and agree on ways forward, as organisations and as a sector, to improve the quality and impact of our work.
To learn more, and register your interest, go to the IVCO 2020 Website
COVID-19 and Volunteering for Development: Impacts, Innovations and Implications
Volunteering for Climate Action in Pacific Island Countries: Considerations for IVCO 2020
Volunteering for Climate Action: Perspectives from a Survey of Volunteer Involving Organisations
IVCO 2020 VIDEOS
Welcome Message from Alex Hawke MP, Minister for International Development & the Pacific
Welcome Message from Paul Bird, Australian Volunteers International (AVI) CEO
Welcome Message from Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama,the Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji
Dame Meg Taylor, COVID-19 and Climate Change
Q&A - Volunteering for Climate Action: Our responsibility and opportunity
Q&A - Advocacy, Policy and System
Q&A - How Volunteering Can Help Climate Change Advocacy Initiatives
Keynote address from Jamie Isbister, Australia's Ambassador for the Environment
Volunteering for Climate Action in the Pacific
Climate Change: Awareness, Adaptation & Resilience
Awareness, Adaptation & Resilience
Volunteering in the Sustainable Development Goals Decade of Action
Volunteering for development in the era of COVID19