Organizers
COP28 YCC IYCDP, UNDP, UNESCAP, YOUNGO and Care About Climate
Background
Climate change impacts in the Asia Pacific are becoming increasingly evident, making the region one of the most vulnerable regions in the world when it comes to climate change. Asia and the Pacific region is home to over half of the world's youth, comprising a staggering 1.7 billion children and young people in total. It is noteworthy that youth, by virtue of their age, represent one of the most vulnerable segments of society in the face of the ongoing climate crisis.
In order to achieve the 2030 Agenda, it becomes paramount to ensure that the youth, with their creativity, vigor, and energy, are granted the opportunity to actively partake as equal collaborators in all stages of the development endeavors, including policy and decision-making processes. It is recognized that engaging youth in intergovernmental policy-making processes leads to more inclusive and sustainable policies. However, young people’s participation in the international policy forums often remains under-represented and their concerns are often not taken seriously. The reasons include systematic exclusion of youth in national level processes and stakeholder consultations, perceived lack of technical skills and limited financial support to engage in climate policy discourse.
Objectives
- Elevate young people’s capabilities, enabling them to actively participate in climate policy making processes.
- Foster inclusive policy development in co-creating effective solutions for climate challenges.
- Explore avenues of collaboration to harness young people’s creativity and innovation to transform climate policies.
Agenda and Format
| Time |
Segment |
Description |
Speakers |
| 5 mins |
Welcome and Introduction
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Srishti Singh, AYE!4COP Campaign-YOUNGO |
| 10 mins |
Setting the Stage: Launch of the Policy Brief and Compendium on Meaningful Youth Engagement (MYE) in Climate Governance |
Speakers will spotlight the publications on young voices transforming climate governance in the APAC region and present the key strategies/ real-world examples in effective youth participation in climate related policy-making.
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Christian Mortelliti, UNESCAP
Dinh-Long Pham, UNDP
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| 10 mins |
Success Stories from the Asia-Pacific: Celebrating Youth and Government Policy Collaborations |
Presentation on two successful case studies highlighting Government-Youth Partnerships with a focus on the impact of Capacity Building
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Aishath Reesha Suhail, Programme Officer, Climate Change Department, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Maldives
Dircia Sarmento Belo, IYCDP Delegate, Timor-Leste
|
| 30 mins |
Intergenerational dialogue on “Enabling environment for youth participation in policy making” |
Panel Discussion to shed light on:
1. How can we ensure that youth voices are not only heard but actively integrated into the policy-making process?
2. What specific steps can be taken to create a policy environment that encourages and empowers young people to engage in shaping climate policies?
3. What are the key challenges or barriers young people face when trying to engage in climate policy discourse?
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Moderated by:
Alicia Amancio. IYCDP Coordination alongside YCC
Panelists:
- Amira Aisya Binti Abd Aziz, Deputy President of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance, Malaysia
- Tove Goldmann, Senior Programme Manager, Environment & Climate Change Development Cooperation Section, Regional Asia and the Pacific
- Anisa Abibulloeva, Project Coordinator &, IYCDP Delegate, Tajikistan
- Akhilesh Anil Kumar, Organizer, LCOY India
|
| 5 mins |
Exploring Innovative Co-Creation Opportunities in policy development |
Online Interactive session to collate inputs and ideas from young participants |
Joshua Belayan, UNDP/ YECAP |
| 45 mins |
Empowering Youth through Capacity Building: Strengthening Global Policy Understanding and Local Needs Integration for co-creation |
Breakout Activity
- 10 mins: Introduction
- 5 mins: Settle in break outs and get ready
- 25 mins: Hackathon
- 5 mins: Reflections
|
Muskan Lodhi and Tonichi Regalado, Care About Climate with 6 facilitators
Joshua Belayan, YECAP/UNDP
Amanullah Porag, YECAP/YOUNGO
Sabrina Arambulo, RENDER PH, CAC
Dinah Balleco, RENDER PH, CAC
Kim Allen, UNDP/ YECAP
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| 20 mins |
Report Backs |
Concise Group Presentations on identified youth-led local actions in a Plenary Session |
Moderated by Srishti Singh, AYE!4COP Campaign, YOUNGO
Group Facilitators and Presenters
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| Summary & Closing Remarks |
Shed light on avenues of collaboration to harness young people’s creativity and innovation to transform climate policies |
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