First time attending an United Nation Conference, first time standing in Europe, first time meeting the Malaysian Conference of Parties (COP) Delegation, first time joining a large scale of climate civil disobedience. So many more new experiences that make my 19 days in Paris an unforgettable journey. I would like to share my first COP experience…
Hangout between participants from International Eco-Schools Conference Malaysia and Malaysian Youth Delegates at COP 21 in Paris. A recording of the video conference between participants of the 4th International Eco-Schools Conference 2015 with Adrian Yeo and Amalen Sathananthar in Paris is now available on YouTube! Adrian and Amalen are from youth climate empowerment and education…
i) Facilitator in Day 1 Guess whom I met during the Conference of Youth (COY) in Tokyo? It was Roux Nicolas, a student from University of Tokyo. He is currently undertaking a graduate program on Environmental Science. During the first day of COY, he facilitated the ice-breaking session and came up with ground rules for…
Paris. A trip which many are looking forward to. To travel, to explore and… to fall in love. Fall in love with the city, people, culture, fashion, food… and? Well, I am looking forward to the upcoming COP21 at Paris that is to be held on 30th November 2015. Before every COP, an annual youth…
Date: 27 November 2015 Time: 9am-10pm Title: Day 2 in Conference of Youth (COY), TOKYO Welcome to day 2 of COY 11 in Tokyo. It’s great to see new participants coming in for today’s session. The program starts from 9am to 10pm. I get to mix around with different participants from Japan, Taiwan and Korea.…
Date: Thursday, 26th November 2015 Time: 22:13 Author: Loh Rachel, 18 (Selangor, Malaysia) Current location: Yoyogi Olympics Memorial Youth Center (Tokyo, Japan) First things first, hello! I’m Loh Rachel from the Malaysian Youth Delegation (MYD15) and am currently attending the Conference of Youths on Climate Change (COY11) in Tokyo! Feel free to ask me about…
11 more days to go to COP21. Woohoo!!! A term to introduce today is YOUNGO. What’s come across your mind now? Young, energetic, ambition, etc. Yes, you are RIGHT. YOUNGO = YOUTH + NGO. It is a youth non-government organisation comprises of youth all around the world to raise their voices towards climate change.…
Application is now open! We are now accepting applications for 3 pax to participate in the upcoming 11th Conference of Youth (COY11) in Tokyo, Japan. COP21 will be a defining year for climate progress, and we’re excited to meet a delegation of change makers who are dedicated to fighting for a just and stable climate. Your…
More often than not, youths are perceived to be incapable, illiterate and immature to be able to make proper decisions. However, one particular youth organization network called YOUNGO is the group that you can entrust to make informed decisions in the UNFCCC intergovernmental process. This is the bunch of youths who holds true to being…
Malaysian Youth Delegation #MYD15 is 20 young Malaysians getting together, learning, fundraising and engaging our government in the process towards UNFCCC Climate Change Conference COP21. Name Profile Chok Pit Yuen Call me Yen. My academic background was geology, graduated from University of Malaya, having working experiences as exploration geologist (gold mining industry) and PA, interested in…