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We’re in a documentary, A Thank You to Scott and Miranda!
I first met them in COY11 on the first day. Miranda had heard me introduce myself as from the MYD and she had previously been liaising with Thomas, my teammate about doing a possible interview for their documentary. I hadn’t heard about this so she brought me up to speed. They were Miranda Cawley and […]
read moreReunited and it felt so Good – Amalen
I was in Paris 2 days before my team. I had registered for all 3 days of COY11 and was going to attend a lonely first day without my team as they would only arrive on the 27th of November, the 2nd day of COY11 and in the morning, meaning I would see them soon. […]
read morePersonal Development Thanks to COP21 – Amalen
Sometimes things take you up and down but we must continue to move forward and learn along the way. You might fall down but you learn as you get back up. This is a list of lessons I have learnt and how I felt throughout COP. They are in 2 categories. The categories are personal growth and […]
read moreI’m on the official UNFCCC Actions Video! – Amalen
How psyched I felt when one morning in the second week of COP21, my friend shows me a video on the UNFCCC main website. I was like, “dude, I don’t want to watch this. Can we like just chill and relax for awhile?” I watched the video anyway, and about half way through I lose […]
read moreIndigenous People in Climate Change- when tradition meets modern life
A visit to the Asia Indigenous People Pact (AIPP) booth in Green Zone led me to a series of immense thoughts on indigenous people in climate change. We were there to have a short Sumazau Dance practice with Winnie, a representative from JOAS. The dance performance was for Asia Day on the next day. JOAS […]
read moreWhat’s the Youths’ says? – Part I
“My name is Areeya. I work for an environmental NGO in Thailand named TERRA. We monitor Thai investments in neighbouring countries in the Mekong Region and campaign to promote understanding of trans-boundary impacts and rights of the communities to protect their natural resources, livelihoods, and posterity. I came to Paris hoping to witness the global movement […]
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