News - Green Forum Sweden

16 Oct 2026

Call for Trainers: Membership Training

Do you know what it takes to turn supporters into members, and members into leaders? We’re looking for trainers and facilitators to join us in Warsaw on 9–10 December 2026 for a two-day training with Green organisations from across Europe and Eastern Africa. Apply by 29 October.

We Shall Lead: the women and young people choosing politics, whatever the cost

Seven voices. Three countries. Different generations.

We Shall Lead is a new documentary filmed in Kenya, Uganda and Ghana, about seven people who stepped into politics, and the courage and hope that keep them there.

From Coal to What? Charting a Just Transition in the Western Balkans

How can a just transition work in the Montenegrin coal town of Pljevlja? A Balkan Green Policy Lab webinar explored possible pathways forward.

Young American Greens: Defending Land, Defending Life

Ahead of World Environment Day, we asked our Latin American partner JVA what the day means for them. Their answer: the environment is not a separate issue – it is the center of everything.

Open Call for New Partnerships

Green Forum is opening applications for new partnerships worldwide. We are looking for Green political parties, think-tanks, and civil society organisations with the ambition to grow their political influence through equitable, long-term collaboration. Apply by 28 June 2026.

Were We Ever Inside the Amazon? What COP30 Reveals About Climate Politics

Even at the edge of the Amazon, nature was primarily approached through a market lens. Changing the location, it seems, does not change the underlying logic.

‘New Green Narratives’ project seeks to transform climate communication

Green Forum has launched the New Green Narratives (NGN) project, an ambitious research initiative to reimagine how climate change is communicated – and make it a winning political story.

YOUNG PEOPLE: The driving force of democracy

On the 15th of September, we celebrate the International Day of Democracy, with the theme of “Empowering the next generation”, which focuses on the essential role that young people play in advancing democracy around the world.

VIDEO: Young Female Councilor in Zambia Showing the Way

They say politics is a dirty game. In this documentary, we follow young women who break the bias and aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty to develop their communities – including a stroll with Zambia’s youngest female councillor as she shares her journey with two participants of our Young Women in Politics (YOWOP) programme.

CLIMATE FINANCING AS GENDER EQUALITY CATALYST

Relations between climate change and gender equality are more and more in the focus. A lot (but not nearly enough) has already been said about disproportional effects that climate change have on women, who constitute the majority of the population already affected by climate change or being under the direct threat.

PARTNERSHIPS FOR A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

In order to understand the Green movement in Eastern Europe one must look at it from a wider perspective. The democratic systems in the region’s countries have been taking constant turns in the last couple of decades, and their governments have been gradually, but surely reducing public liberties.

THE ROLE OF STORYTELLERS IN DEVELOPMENT POLICY

Generally the aid policy has been based on donor’s conditions and interest through decades. Though all evidence show that the domination of donor countries perspectives in aids policies is a huge obstacle that still has to be overcome in order to provide a solid foundation for sustainable development.

DIVEST NOW!

Divestment is a process on the opposite side of investment. It implies withdrawal of stocks, bonds or investment funds from fossil fuel companies. At the same time divestment is a powerful political tool to point out core problems, to target perpetrators rather than users/victims and to point out necessary changes of the financial system.