This at the??(CBD COP 16) will explore ways to accelerate meaningful youth participation in international decision-making processes. It will discuss various youth empowerment and capacity development programmes and partnerships, including Global Youth MIDORI platform (GYM).
Participation
The side event is open to attendees of CBD COP 16 with access to the Blue Zone. It will be held in Mavecure ¡ª Business and Industry Organizations meeting room, Plaza One.
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Programme
(All times in COT)
10:10 ¨C 10:15 Opening Remarks
Yuan Yoshinaga (AEON Environmental Foundation)
10:15 ¨C 10:20 Introduction
10:20 ¨C 10:55 Panel Session 1 ¡ª Accelerating Meaningful Youth Participation: Barriers, Strategies and Necessary Capacity Building
Moderator: Sandra Lorena G¨®mez Ram¨ªrez (Consultant, ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS)
Panelists:
Shiho Ito (Global Youth MIDORI platform (GYM), ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Youth Delegation)
Taira Ishiguro (Global Youth MIDORI platform (GYM), ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Youth Delegation)
Kevin Lunzalu (Regional Coordinator, Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) Africa)
Alan Vald¨¦s (Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN))
10:55 ¨C 11:20 Panel Session 2 ¡ª Partnerships for Scaling Up Meaningful Youth Participation
Moderator: Akio Takemoto (Head of Programme and Administration, ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS)
Panelists:
Angela Patricia Rivera Galvis (Advisor, International Affairs and Climate Change, Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia)
Caren Johana Ardila G¨®mez (Youth and Children Liaison for Colombia¡¯s 2030 NBSAP Update, Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia)
Christian Schwarzer (GYBN)
Marie-Claire Graf (Co-Founder, Youth Negotiators Academy)
11:20 ¨C 11:30 Q&A
Organizers
This event will be co-organized by ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS, the AEON Environmental Foundation and the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN).
