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Dem feels after interviewing youths in COP21- Emily
It wasn’t easy finding my beloved 10 interviewees in COP21 that I managed to connect with. Although interviewing youths in COP21 is a MYD task, I enjoyed it a lot because it is always full of surprises on who will say yes to your interview request; who actually said yes AND turn up for interview; and most […]
read moreMeeting inspiring youths in COP21 (Part 2) – by Emily
Throughout COP21, I bumped into many amazing youth figures from all around the globe and found their stories really inspiring! Now, sit back, relax, and read their stories that I have personally picked for you all 🙂 Jacqui Fetchet, Australia- Global Voices This is Jacqui who won a scholarship from Global Voices, Australia to come to […]
read moreTracking Malaysian negotiators- How was it like?
MYD was lucky enough to get in touch with one of our main negotiator- Dr Gary Theseira during COP21. Thanks to the kind permission from our Minister of NRE, we managed to have close interactions with some of our Malaysians negotiators during COP. We were sort of panicking in the beginning on how to talk to […]
read moreMy observation after a week of COP21 negotiations
After a few days of tracking and running around we found out that tracking negotiators is HARD. They are busy until they don’t even have time to eat. Their schedules are highly uncertain, as immediate changes or postpones or even cancellation of meetings are the norms. Meals and toilet breaks are on-the-run. Based on our observations, negotiators […]
read moreMeeting inspiring youths in COP21 (Part 1) – by Emily
Throughout COP21, I bumped into many amazing youth from all around the globe and found their stories really inspiring! Emma Lewins, United Kingdom- United Kingdom Youth Climate Coalition (UKYCC) Emma is currently working for her local council back in the United Kingdom. She joined UKYCC since February 2015 and work under the team that focuses on […]
read moreEmily’s typical daily routine in the not-so-typical COP21- Week 2
After struggling to follow the negotiations, I decided to move on to explore the outside world of Hall 6 (LOL). My routines on the second week were more exciting. I only managed to roam through a few halls throughout my entire first week. My second week’s focus was Hall 4, a very ‘happening’ hall. Same as first […]
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