#MovingMountains together: Youth, climate action, and sustainable mountain development

Programmes

COP27

Venue

Cryosphere Pavilion, COP27 Blue Zone, Egypt

Date & Time

09 November 2022

Contact

Udayan Mishra

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Event focus

Today’s world is home to the largest generation of young people in history – 1.8 billion – between the ages of 10 and 24 years. Young people aged 13–35 years make up more than one-third of the total population of HKH countries. Yet, youth in the mountains have poor access to knowledge and opportunities.

This session will bring together youth leaders from the region and beyond and discuss the need for strengthened youth engagement to produce global ambassadors communicating the need for climate action in and for the mountains.

Agenda

Time	Programme
11:30–11:40	Welcome remarks – Udayan Mishra, Knowledge Management and Networking Officer, ICIMOD
11:40–12:00	Setting the scene Screening of a Protect the Pulse video Remarks from COY/YONGO representative Remarks from HKH representative
12:00 – 12:50	Moderated dialogue with youth from HKH and beyond Rubina Adhikari, Thematic facilitator for mountainous region, UN Major Group for Children and Youth, Nepal Warefta E Murshed, Founder, Gross International Nature (GIN), Bhutan Jekulin Lipi, Asia-Pacific Regional Focal Point, DRR Working Group, UN Major Group for Children and Youth, India Prajeeta Karki, Founder and Chairperson, Sathsathai Foundation, Nepal Representative from Alps Representative from South America Representative from South Africa Q&A
12:50 – 13:00	Reflections and closing Babar Khan, Senior Ecosystem Management Specialist, ICIMOD