Moderator’s note:
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Please find below call for
application to attend the Asia Pacific Youth Forum 2013 on Mountain issues and
Post 2015 Development Agenda taking place at ICIMOD Headquarters in Kathmandu,
Nepal. For further details contact the event coordinator at youthmedia@icimod.org. The
announcement below is available on the web at: http://www.icimod.org/apyf2013.
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Asia Pacific Youth
Forum 2013 on Mountain issues and Post 2015 Development Agenda
Kathmandu, Nepal
30 September - 4 October 2013
Through its
Asia-Pacific Mountain Network (APMN), the International Centre for Integrated Mountain
Development (ICIMOD) has been engaging youth and building their capacity to
bring about positive changes in society through several different initiatives.
Since it began in 2009, the global membership of the Youth Engagement in
Sustainable Mountain Development (Y4SMD) initiative has grown to 5,000 members,
a majority of which are from ICIMOD’s regional member countries – Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. In 2010, ICIMOD
started organizing youth forums in member countries to build the technical
capacity and leadership skills of youth in the region as well as to enhance
their knowledge on the most burning issues in mountain development. The Asia-Pacific Youth Forum on
Climate Actions and Mountain Issues in 2011 and the Asia Pacific Graduates' Youth Forum on Green Economy in 2012 were expanded to include the
entire Asia-Pacific region,
and the Global Youth Forum on Mountain
Issues and Sustainable Actions in
2012 held in conjunction with the Rio+20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
included participants from around the globe. As the preparation and follow-up
of the Rio+20 process, In 2012/13 ICIMOD organized a series of National Youth
Forums on Green Solutions in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar,
Nepal, and Pakistan, ran awareness campaigns in Nepal, Pakistan, and other
countries by mobilizing local youth initiatives and ICIMOD Youth Ambassadors.
ICIMOD has partnered with more than two dozen regional, national, and global
institutes in promoting youth activities and have organized several
e-conferences, Climate Cafés, knowledge sharing workshops, the Earth Debate,
capacity building events, and promoted networking-advocacy on the sideline of important
international events. Some of the youth ambassadors were sent to Rio+20
conference in Brazil, the UNFCCC COP 18 in Doha, and the 2nd Asia Pacific
Adaptation Forum in Bangkok to advocate for mountain issues in the context of
ongoing debates on sustainable development and climate change adaptation.
Building on
the success of these ventures, ICIMOD is now preparing for the Asia Pacific
Youth Forum 2013 on Mountain issues and Post 2015 Development Agenda, which
will take place in Kathmandu, Nepal from 30 September to 4 October 2013. The
event will bring together young scientists, early career professionals, young
politicians and youth initiative leaders from the region and develop their
knowledge on mountain issues and the Post-2015 Development Agenda as an input
towards global processes on the development of the Post-2015 Development Agenda
.
Asia
Pacific Youth Forum 2013 will bring together 40 participants from more than 15
countries who are engaged in sustainability issues. With technical support from
several leading institutions, the five-day programme will include capacity
building and knowledge exchange sessions, leadership exercises, and excursions
to nearby environmental projects.
This forum
has been made possible with support from the the Swiss Agency for Development
Cooperation (SDC), the Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Andean
Eco-region (CONDESAN), and the International Centre for
Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
Who can apply?
Youth between the ages of 18
and 29 from the Asia-Pacific region with an academic or a professional degree
in related fields are eligible to apply. Those with demonstrated leadership in
sustainable development issues are strongly encouraged to apply.
Sponsorship?
Selected participants will be
provided with International airfare, accommodation, food and local transport.
Selection
The names of selected
participants will be posted on the event page andFacebook
page. Selected participants will also be notified via email.
Selected participants will be
required to present a copy of their valid passport/national identity card from
their stated country of origin. Inability to do so will result in disqualification
from the programme.
How to apply?
Please click here for the application form.
Deadline for Application
10 September 2013
For further information, please
write to:
Event Focal Point: Smita Ghimire