Deadline: 7th November 2021 | Age 18-30 | An opportunity for young people to share and exchange ideas on sustainability, environment, and climate action-related issues in the ASEAN region and collaborate with others to resolve the issues.

The programme promotes contribution to the ASEAN Community Blueprint 2025 and Paris Agreement and it revolves around the ASEAN Strategic Plan on Environment that has identified seven strategic priorities:

  • Nature conservation and biodiversity
  • Coastal and marine environment
  • Water resources management
  • Environmentally sustainable cities
  • Climate change
  • Chemicals and waste
  • Environmental education and sustainable consumption and production.

Climate change has been known as an alarming transnational issue that requires global cooperation of all countries and this effort is shown through the Paris Agreement. ASEAN countries have also collaborated through the ASEAN Strategic Plan on Environment, guided by the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community 2025 (ASCC 2025), because of the long-term consequences they have for economic growth and the welfare of their people within the region.

Benefits:

  • A chance to have your ideas shared to ASEAN representative bodies, including the ASEAN Secretariat.
  • An opportunity to sharpen your cross-boundary leadership skills by teaming up with other young climate leaders of different nationalities
  • Enhancing ASEAN identity with the basis of environment sustainability
  • Mentors who would assist project implementation
  • A network of young leaders from across the ASEAN region
  • USD 20,-000 for project implementation

Young people across the world have voiced out their concerns and opinions for climate justice, knowing that future is impossible if we keep on thinking that “planet B” exists. With a young mind like Greta Thunberg, leading international climate strikes, has shown the possibilities of youths to lead the fight they can win. This is an opportunity for YOU, who are passionate and creative enough, to be a climate leader.

Find out more and apply at the official link below:

OFFICIAL LINK

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Apply before 7th November, 2021