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APCW: Emily’s first UNFCCC youth panelists experience
It was a struggle at first. To attend, or not to attend. But when the YOUNGO speaking opportunity was secured, I knew it was a sign. I had been quite detached from the climate negotiations conversation and I guessed it was time I immersed myself once again, even for a short few days. Pre-work of […]
read moreA Strong Private Sector and Business Tone at the Asia Pacific Climate Week 2018
The Asia Pacific Climate Week (APCW) 2018 opened with a strong pro-business and private sector sentiment. A number of heavy weights sat on the opening panel: Patricia Espinosa, Luke Daunivalu, Masagos Zulkifli, President Michal Kurtyka, Bambang Susantono. Steve Chao moderated the session. The importance of a business and private finance solution to climate change was […]
read moreParties singing from the same book in Bangkok
As the Bangkok climate negotiations kicked off yesterday, it became clear very quickly that parties, for the next week, will be saying the same thing. From the opening ceremony, to the plenaries, to the contact groups as well as the informal consultations, almost all chairs, facilitators and parties started their interventions with similar themes; we’re […]
read moreWe’re in Bangkok for SB48-2!
MYD is currently tracking the negotiations on the Paris Agreement Work Programme UNFCCC climate negotiations resumed today in Bangkok, kicking off with opening plenaries for SBSTA 48-2, SBI 48-2 and APA 1-6. But why are we in Bangkok? In a typical year, intersessional negotiations are held in Bonn between COPs. These additional sessions allow for […]
read moreAPCW 2018: Johore to Singapore Everyday
Asia Pacific Climate Week 2018 (APCW) was held at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore and Johore observes the start of the weekend on Friday whereas Singapore starts its weekend on Saturday. Before the event started, all the members of Malaysia Youth Delegation who participated in APCW had a meeting for coordination and task purposes. When it […]
read moreMYD meets YB Yeo!
It was the 26th of July 2018 and the Malaysian Youth Delegation met YB Yeo Bee Yin, the Minister for Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) in the Parliament. To know more about how the meeting fared, the members of MYD18 share their reflections. Were we excited before the meeting? […]
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