Asian Youth Climate Workshop

Asian Youth Climate Workshop
Bangkok, Thailand ~ October 2-5, 2009

Introduction:
This 28 September - 10 October, delegates from around the world will meet in Bangkok, Thailand in one of the final intersessional meetings before the historic United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen this December. Traditionally, Asian youth have played a small role in climate negotiations. For example, at the 2008 UN Climate Meetings in Poland only one youth from China attended, compared to the nearly 100 youth from the United States. The meetings in Bangkok are an unprecedented opportunity for youth from across Asia to learn about the international climate process, make their voices heard to world leaders, and lay the groundwork for a lasting climate movement in the region.
350.org looking for partners to help support an Asian Youth Climate Workshop to be held in Bangkok on 2-5 October, in conjunction with the climate meetings taking place there. The workshop will bring together approximately 50 youth environmental advocates from 13 countries in the East Asia region to:

- Take part as youth advocates in the UN Inter-sessional Climate Meetings in
Bangkok;
- Increase their understanding of climate change science, solutions, the international negotiations process, and affect policy development at a national and international level;
- Learn basic campaign skills and how to use new and traditional media in order to become more visible and effective climate change organizers and activists;
- Build support for 350.orgʼs International Day of Climate Action on the October 24th, three weeks after the proposed Bangkok summit;
- Lay the groundwork for a lasting Asian youth climate movement that will continue beyond 24 October and the Copenhagen summit.

The following proposal lays out the background of 350.org and the existing Asian youth climate networks, and the vision for a youth summit in conjunction with the Bangkok meetings. As you will see, there is lotʼs of room for collaboration!

To find out more and to participate, please contact info[at]mycjn.org