Invitation: Global Youth Forum on Mountain Issues and Green Solution: From Rio de Janeiro to Doha, 1 December 2012 at UNFCCC COP18 (Venue: Climate Change Studio, Qatar National Convention Centre)

Global Youth Forum on Mountain Issues and Green Solution:

From Rio de Janeiro to Doha

Date: 1 December 2012 at UNFCCC COP18

Venue: Climate Change Studio, Qatar National Convention Centre. Doha

Further information: Ms. Sameera Zaib, sameerazaib.env@gmail.com

Background

COP18 has a special importance since it needs to finalize the old negotiation tracks, and make new commitments towards Post 2015. It is imperative to involve youth in this process, and consider their voices and issues. Rio+20 reaffirmed that we need a more sustainable development path. To achieve this we need to change how we think and act, develop and implement capacity building programs, and hence engage youth in these programs in order to secure green jobs and a green economy.

Inspired from International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD’s) youth programme - Youth for Sustainable Mountain Development (Y4SMD), the Asia Pacific Youth Task force on Rio+20 (APYTF) was formed in April 2011 to advocate mountain agenda in the context of Rio+20 and mobilize youth in preparation lf Rio+20 and implementation of its outcomes. Since then APYTF has organized several events locally and regionally and has taken part in several important events including the Rio+20 Conference – locally, regionally and globally. In this preparation APYTF co-organized ‘Global youth Forum on Mountain Issues and Sustainable Actions’ at Rio+2o Conference in Brazil in June 2012, ‘National Youth Forum on Green Solutions in Pakistan’ in Islamabad in November 2012 and ‘Workshop on Green Economy in South Asia’ at South Asian Youth Conference (SAYC) in November 2012. To take forward messages of major past events and youth in Asia Pacific region and also to engage them in UNFCCC COP process, we like to join hands with global youth by organising ’Global Youth Forum on Mountain Issues and Green Solutions’ at UNFCCC COP18 on 1 December 2012 in Doha.

Objectives:

              - To provide an opportunity for global youth to discuss global issues and their concerns regarding COP18. 

                 - To identify the Mountain Youth issues and priorities for Green Economy.

                 - To develop and share Global Youth Appeal for COP18 delegates.

Duration: 60 min

Venue: Climate Change Studio, Qatar National Convention Centre. Doha.

Day 1 (1th December, 2012)
Time	Key Topics	Address
9:00-9:08	Opening-            - Overview of Global Youth Forum            - Asia Pacific Youth Task Force on Rio+20            - Sharing of Youth Appeal COP18 (from Pakistan)	Ms Sameera Zaib APYTF
9:08-9:15	YUNGO activities and UNFCCC	YUNGO representatives (TBC)
9:15-9:20	Youth in Post 2015 agenda.	Nitiokum Divine- Youth Digital Advocate Post 2015 agenda
9:15-9:20	Asia Pacific Graduate Youth Forum Declaration	Team Green Economy/ APGYF alumni.
9:20-9:25	COP 18.	Wilson- founder, Eco Singapore. Asia
9:30-9:35	PIDES	Danaé Espinoza. Latin America
9:35-9:40	African youth and UNFCCC	Hamba Richard. Worldview Mission. Africa (TBC)
9:40-9:45	UK YCC	Camilla Born/ Jamie Peters. Europe.
9:45-50	Presentation of COP18 Youth Appeal	Green Economy team.
9:50-10:00	Closing remarks	Sameera Zaib. APYTF