YECAP
CLIMATE ACTION WEEK
YECAP Climate Action Week 2024
Date: 15-19 April 2024, 4pm - 6pm (GMT+7)
The YECAP Climate Action Week 2024 will be a week-long virtual event consisting of peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, capacity-building sessions, and learning opportunities in the realm of well-being for change makers, and green jobs and careers through the Movers Programme. It will also outline the way forward from the 11th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) and road to the The Summit of the Future in 2024, in conjunction with Asia and the Pacific Youth Symposium (APYS) led by Asian Development Bank (ADB), ECOSOC Youth Forum 2024, ESCAP 80th Session of the Commission, and other key climate action opportunities for young people in Asia and the Pacific.
Objectives:
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Facilitate youth engagement in discussions related to the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) process, green transition, climate resilience, and leave no one behind.
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Foster connections and networking opportunities among youth from across the Asia Pacific region, to drive meaningful climate conversations.
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Empower youth to lead and spearhead conversations on pressing climate issues and challenges, fostering meaningful dialogue on the wellbeing of change makers.
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Highlight the experiences of vulnerable communities including Indigenous Peoples, women and Persons with Disabilities, to ensure a whole-of-society approach to challenges and solutions around climate change.
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YECAPXMOVERS4CLIMATE
The “YECAPxMovers4Climate: Series of Climate Action” workshops are specifically targeted towards young individuals between 18 and 35 who have a strong interest in environmental sustainability and climate action. Young individuals from the Asia-Pacific region, who come from various backgrounds, including students, young professionals, activists, and volunteers, will participate in this event.
YECAP Climate Action Week 2023
Date: 16-20 March 2023
Organizers: Organized by YECAP Fellows from the third Cohort with the support of the YECAP Action Committee including all YECAP Co-conveners to introduce knowledge, tools and guidance to take further climate action in locally rooted communities and to connect youth individuals and communities across Asia and the Pacific.
Objectives:
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Engage in meaningful conversations with experts from the climate fields;
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Address the climate change reality that affects and threatens the future;
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Address the local initiatives and effective partnerships in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels in Asia and the Pacific;
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Bring in diverse perspectives of people from vulnerable communities, including indigenous peoples;
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Introduce the Road to 10th APFSD: Regional Dialogue on Youth Empowerment in Climate Action.
Delegates: Over 500 participants throughout the week
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Young climate activists and professionals, from backgrounds including research, nonprofit, science-policy interface, and policy
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Other Youth Networks focusing on issues of climate change, biodiversity, energy, and oceans; minorities, gender issues, disabilities, economy and finance, media and others that are relevant to climate change issues
Speakers: Over 20 speakers from Asia and the Pacific
YECAP Climate Action Week 2022
Date: 16-20 March 2022
Organizers: Organized by YECAP Fellows by engaging young people with the support from the YECAP Action Committee including all YECAP Co-conveners to introduce knowledge, tools and guidance to take climate action in locally rooted communities and to connect youth individuals and communities across Asia and the Pacific.
Objectives:
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Engage in meaningful conversations with experts from the fields of sustainable energy, climate change research, impact evaluation;
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Address the climate change reality that affects and threatens the futures to young environmental human rights activists;
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Bring in the diverse perspectives of people from vulnerable communities, including Indigenous peoples; and
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Introduce the Road to Stockholm+50 Regional Dialogue on Youth Empowerment in Climate Action.
Delegates: Over 500 participants throughout the week
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Young climate activists and professionals, from backgrounds including research, nonprofit, science-policy interface, and policy
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Other Youth Networks focusing on issues of climate change, biodiversity, energy, and oceans; minorities, gender issues, disabilities, economy and finance, media and others that are relevant to climate change issues
Speakers: Over 20 speakers from Asia and the Pacific
