Youth
and Adaptation session at the 2nd Adaptation Forum in Bangkok (13 March 2012)
The
Asia Pacific Mountain Network (APMN) of the International Centre for Integrated
Mountain Development (ICIMOD) together with Adaptation Forum 2012 organisers –
the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (Adaptation
Knowledge Platform) and the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (Adaptation
Network), will be organising a youth session as part of the Adaptation Forum
2012. Contributing partners include the Asia-Pacific Media Alliance for Social
Awareness (The The Media Alliance), the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education
Organization (SEMAO), the Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), the
Boishakhi Television and the World Bank (WB). The youth and adaptation panel
aims to bring together more than 30 Asia Pacific youth to understand the situation, identify gaps and
challenges, explore opportunities and develop way forward for engaging youth on
climate change adaptation in the context of Rio+20 priority. The event in
follow up of the Asia Pacific Youth Forum 2011 and is planned in the framework
of the Asia Pacific Youth on Rio +20 – the largest Youth Rio+20 initiative in
Asia Pacific. More at http://www.asiapacificadapt.net/adaptationforum2012/programme.
Youth
and Green Economy session at the Planet Under Pressure Conference (27 March
2012):
Asia
Pacific Mountain Network (APMN) of the International Centre for Integrated
Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Small Earth Nepal (SEN) are organising a
youth session at the Planet Under Pressure Conference in London. Slated on 27
March 2012, the ‘Youth Perspectives on Promoting Green Economy In South And
Central Asia: Options and Opportunities’ session will seek experts view on how
to engage effectively youth to keep mountain economy green while improving
significantly livelihood of mountain people. This event is planned in the
framework of the Asia Pacific Youth on Rio +20 – the largest Youth Rio+20
initiative in Asia Pacific. More at http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/pup_session.asp?19137.
Special
publications on ‘Asia Pacific Youth on Rio+20’ (June 2012)
The
Asia Pacific Mountain Network (APMN) of the International Centre for Integrated
Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in the framework of the Asia Pacific Youth on Rio
+20 – the largest Youth Rio+20 initiative in Asia Pacific, will be issuing
series of publications on ‘Children and Youth and Rio+20’ theme aiming to
capture understanding, views of Asia Pacific Youth on Rio+20 and their
expectations from the Rio+20 Conference. Two publications in this series are
already published - Asia- Pacific Mountain Courier : Special issue on youth
perspectives on Rio+20 (2011) and Conserve, Construct and Celebrate Mountains
(Collections of Children’s art work). Third publication in this series is
expected to come out in June 2012, which will be launched at MGCY Youth Blast
or 6th Youth Congress in Rio de Janeiro.
