Kristinia Doughorty is a member of the Youth Committee planning the VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas. This forum is in collaboration with the UNDRR, UNICEF, UNESCO and IFRC. Leading up to the forum, the committee will be organizing virtual sessions to engage the youth of the region. These include webinars on climate change impact on the region, surveys capturing the views of youth across the region and blogposts showing youth views. The youth committee will also be participating in the Red Cross and Red Crescent Virtual Climate Change Summit to dialogue with leaders in the region for greater youth involvement in Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction.

The activities aim to increase the resilience of the region to Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change. It is also to empower and engage the youth of the region with key stakeholders to allow for a more participatory approach to tackling core issues faced by the region.