This side event at the UN Biodiversity Conference (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 — Business and Industry Organizations meeting room, Plaza One.
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Programme
(All times in COT)
10:10 – 10:15 Opening Remarks by AEON Environmental Foundation
10:15 – 10:20 Introduction
10:20 – 10:55 Panel Session 1 — Accelerating Meaningful Youth Participation: Barriers, Strategies and Necessary Capacity Building
Moderator: Sandra Lorena Gómez Ramírez (Consultant, UNU-IAS)
Panelists:
Shiho Ito (Global Youth MIDORI platform (GYM), UNU Youth Delegation)
Taira Ishiguro (Global Youth MIDORI platform (GYM), UNU Youth Delegation)
Youth from the African region, Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN)
Youth from the the Latin American region (GYBN)
10:55 – 11:20 Panel Session 2 — Partnerships for Scaling Up Meaningful Youth Participation
Moderator: Akio Takemoto (Head of Programme and Administration, UNU-IAS)
Panelists:
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) representative
Government of Colombia representative
Christian Schwarzer (GYBN)
11:20 – 11:30 Q&A
Organizers
This event will be co-organized by UNU-IAS, the AEON Environmental Foundation and the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN).
