Call for Applications: Atoll Youth Climate Leaders Read more about Call for Applications: Atoll Youth Climate Leaders Description
Youth4Climate: Young People Engagement and Hopes for COP26 and beyond Read more about Youth4Climate: Young People Engagement and Hopes for COP26 and beyond This presentation provides an overview of youth participation in UNFCCC Processes.
Youth and Sustainable Energy Transition Read more about Youth and Sustainable Energy Transition This presentation gives an overview of Student Energy and how they build the next generation of energy leaders.
Grassroots Climate Action by Young People Read more about Grassroots Climate Action by Young People This presentation gives an overview of youth actions in addressing the climate crisis in Papua New Guinea.
ADB’s Youth for Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Action Plan Read more about ADB’s Youth for Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Action Plan This presentation provides an overview of ADB's Youth for Asia and how they keep the youth engaged in climate change and environmental sustainability action plan.
Ye Zheng Keywords sustainable development goals climate action climate change youth for climate Read more about Ye Zheng Ye is a fourth-year Civil Engineering student and the founder of the McGill Chapter of Student Energy at McGill University. As a future engineer, she aspires to become a global thinker and leader in sustainable development. Ye has been actively involved in research projects, clubs, start-ups that are related to sustainable development. In China, Ye co-founded a social enterprise called PDT Food Depot that is focused on finding ways to utilize surplus food, and is helping a start-up called LOHAS to promote composting projects of kitchen waste in cities.
Mohsen Gul Keywords climate change climate action youth for climate Read more about Mohsen Gul Dr. Mohsen Gul is the senior technical advisor for youth-led climate innovation in Atoll nations in the Pacific region at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He has previously served as the climate change youth specialist at ADB. Additionally, he has led climate research strands at British Council as COP26 Research Specialist and authored UN Environment's flagship GEO-6 for youth report. His doctoral research focused on mainstreaming young people in environmental governance regimes in the Asia Pacific region.
Lara Jean Salaysay Keywords sustainable lifestyle climate action youth youth empowerment Read more about Lara Jean Salaysay Lara is a professional teacher who specializes in education for sustainable development particularly climate change education. Over the past 6 years, she supported learners and teachers for their meaningful engagement in sustainable development and climate action by serving as a private high school teacher and as a Climate Change Program Manager at the Philippine Department of Education’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service. Lara commits herself to a sustainable lifestyle and assisting young people to take their space in climate action.
[VIDEO] Empowering Women Through Climate Action Read more about [VIDEO] Empowering Women Through Climate Action Evidence shows that in countries with high levels of gender inequality, there is also a higher vulnerability to the negative impacts of climate change. Climate extremes degrade ecosystems and place heavy burdens on women and girls, limiting their education and income generation opportunities and increasing their exposure to gender-based violence.
Youth for Climate Action: How young people are influencing climate policy and resilience in the region Read more about Youth for Climate Action: How young people are influencing climate policy and resilience in the region Young people have taken to the streets ringing the alarm about the impacts of the climate change emergency. While the protests showcase youth’s frustration in current socio-political systems of managing the climate emergency, they are increasingly also engaging in climate policy and building community resilience.