The United Nations Climate Change Conference that was held in late 2015 in Paris vividly demonstrates that countries of the world have recognised that climate change presents an ever growing threat to development, poverty eradication efforts, and the welfare of their citizens. Environmental issues present some of planet’s most complex challenges requiring quick attention. It is young people who can make a positive difference for the future of the world. Young people have important environmental concerns and responsibilities. Fortunately, young people have a special talent for invention and the development of new forms of action and activism and can generate more effective responses to environmental issues among their peers.In the above context, raising the issue of environment protection in Europe and youth empowerment is а personal growing process with collective implications. These are the issues the partnership is planning to address with this Youth Exchange.In the above context, the overall aim of the youth project will be to develop the partners’ co-operation in the youth field by empowering young people and their youth organisations to develop actions regarding safer environmental issues and as a follow up take public control over local and regional decisions influencing environment.The 10 days youth exchange will bring together 14 young people and 2 group leaders from the UK, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Lithuania to Gomel, Belarus. The exchange will take place from the 3 to 14 July 2016. (including travel days).The venue of the youth exchange in Gomel was offered to us by the Belarusian partners – an organisation that deals with youth empowerment and environmental issues and will let us witness the outcomes of the biggest man-made environmental negligence in Europe: the Chernobyl catastrophe. The methodology of the exchange is based on the fundamental principles of non-formal education. The methods provided will enable the participants to fully participate in the learning process. Learning from experience will be a fundamental pillar in the way the project will be facilitated. The exchange focuses on key aspects of non-formal education like the participant centered approach. The process will continuously adapt to the participants’ needs and motivations as well as the group’s work rhythm.The organising team will make use of methodology and build up activities/exercises that will develop:• Team Work and Team Building Skills• Communication Skills• Problem solving skills• Skills for self-management.It is expected that the young people and youth leaders will return to their youth groups and organisations with increased confidence. The partnership expects there will be a recognised change in the young people that have participated in the peers training manifested in higher responsibility in their groups, challenging other people' attitudes and sharing information, increase in confidence and an understanding that they can create a change.The project is also aimed at the development of transferring skills of the participants and organisers of European youth projects. This sphere is tightly linked to the concept of multiplication and active role after the projects. The participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon the issues of the follow-up responsibility, of the basics of the multiplication and various other themes related to environmental protection, active citizenship, Inter cultural Learning, Communication and cooperation.