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 Room 5E on the 5th floor of Plaza One.
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Programme
(All times in COT)
10:10 – 10:15 Opening
10:15 – 10:50 Panel Session 1 — Accelerating Meaningful Youth Participation: Barriers, Strategies and Necessary Capacity Building
Moderator: TBC
Panelists:
Shiho Ito (Global Youth MIDORI platform (GYM), UNU Youth Delegation)
Taira Ishiguro (Global Youth MIDORI platform (GYM), UNU Youth Delegation)
Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) representative
Government of Japan representative
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) representative
10:50 – 11:20 Panel Session 2 — Partnerships for Scaling Up Meaningful Youth Participation
Moderator: Sandra Lorena Gómez Ramírez (Consultant, UNU-IAS)
Panelists:
Akio Takemoto (Head of Programme and Administration, UNU-IAS)
AEON Environmental Foundation representative
Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) representative
National government representative
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).
