The 2nd South Asian Youth Summit on Climate Change will be organized from September 14th to 19th in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The South Asian Youth Summit on Climate Change (SAYSoCC) is a platform that aims to bring together young people from across South Asia in contributing all that they can to the collective global effort to redress the climate crisis and environmental degradation. SAYSoCC is a joint-project of the South Asian Youth Climate Movement (SAYCM), which is a consortium of youth-driven organizations in South Asia that work to address climate change and other environmental issues in the region. Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka are the eight nations that will be working on this endeavor.
Indian Youth Delegation to CoP 16 - Applications Open
The Indian Youth Climate Network successfuly send the first ever youth delegation to the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP 14) held in Poznan, Poland. This was followed by sending another delegation to COP 15 held in Copenhagen, Denmark, thus making a mark by establishing youth involvement influencing policy making. COP 16 is fast approaching set in the backgroudn of a not so successful COP 15. IYCN is getting geared to send the third youth delegation in a row to the UNFCCC COP.
COP 16 will be held in Mexico from November 29 to December 10, 2010 and we're looking for 8 stellar young people who are passionate and committed to the cause of tackling climate change for our team. Attending a COP is an amazing experience – you have the opportunity to impact the negotiations and to contribute to the growing youth climate movement. Its also a big commitment so if you're ready to dedicate the next few months to the summit, please fill out the attached application form.
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You need to send your completed application and references to iyd@iycn.in by midnight on August 10th, 2010.
Hyderabad Chapter turns one
This June, the IYCN chapter in Hyderabad turned one! One year of climate campaigns and workshops and an immense amount of learning for any and every member of IYCN in the city! Hyderabad is labelled a lazy city for many reasons but when the need arises to address an issue that is close to the heart of the city, one will not find more passion and concern than in Hyderabadis.This is not intended to be a progress report for the IYCN Hyd chapter and its activities but rather an opportunity for us to narrate our experiences that the Hyderabad team enjoyed last year and what lies in the year ahead.
Monsoon Plans
The monsoon has begun and one gets reminded of the inconveniences that we might run into due to lack of proper planning and management. But as they say it, every challenge is also an opportunity in itself. Monsoon is the time for us to seriously think about rain water harvesting or tree plantation amongst many other things. The rains not only bring joy but also huge quantities of water which could be tapped and stored for the leaner season while saplings also get enough water, if planted during this season. And this is exactly what the different IYCN chapters across the country are trying to do this monsoon.