South Asian Youth Summits on Climate Change is an intersection point for the South Asian Youth Movement. Scheduled to happen a few months prior to the UNFCCC COP, it gives the youth from the south asian countries to meet and share their opinons and create joint strategies. The first edition of the Summit happened last year in Nepal and this year it is happening in Srilanka.
SAYSoCC '10
The second South Asian youth summit on climate change is scheduled from October 27th-30th in the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The summit is focusing on adaptation and capacity building across South Asian countries and the youth networks in each country. 35 young people will be hosted at the serene Subodhi institute near Colombo where discussions, reflections and sharing of experiences will create a road map for sustaining a potent South Asian youth network on climate. The conference agenda will soon be available on http://saysocc10.wordpress.com. The list of selected delegates from each country can also be found on the same website.
The Sri Lankan youth climate action network is the main organizer in Colombo and with a host of young people gearing up for the arrival of different delegations from every South Asian country. The conference can be followed through blogs, images and videos from saysocc10.wordpress.com and we wish to have everybody's comments and suggestions before, during and after the conference on how to enhance the South Asian youth climate movement.
South Asian Youth Summit on Climate Change '10-Applications open
The 2nd South Asian Youth Summit on Climate Change will be organized 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.
SAYSOCC '09 Declaration
September 6 2009, Dhulikhel, Nepal
We the youth of South Asia are deeply perturbed by the impacts and causes of climate change on human and natural systems
We reaffirm the fundamental relationship between human and natural systems
We firmly support upholding principles of equity and human and eco rights in all processes of decision making and implementation of policies, laws and programs on climate change.
SAYSoCC '09
Young people of South Asia have identified the absence of youth aspirations on climate change as a concern, and have decided to hold the first ever South Asian Youth summit on climate change from 3-6th September 2009
The aim of the summit is to provide a platform for youth to define climate change from their viewpoint and to engage in dialogue on possible solutions through steadfast and resolute action, in order to fight climate change and to propagate the values and principles of sustainable development.
The objectives of the summit include:
* To form a regional platform for young people to initiate collective actions.
* To declare youth voices and aspirations as a South Asian Youth Declaration on Climate Change which will be handed to UNFCC, SAARC secretariat, respective Ministries and other national, regional and international institutions.
* To educate and empower young people to take actions against climate change.
* To facilitate exchange of ideas and sharing of techniques and practices on climate change that are carried by youth groups of South Asia .
* Youth Delegates from South Asian Region for the coming COP 15 at Copenhagen.