Blog | Malaysian Youth Delegation

My First Day at COP24

by admin | Dec 9, 2018 | #MYD, COP24, MYD2018, UNFCCC

On this cold December morning, I peeled myself out of the warm bed and prepared for my first day of COP24. It was my 3rd full day in Poland, having attended the second and third day of COY 14, and newly reunited with my lost suitcase just the night before. I held myself to have […]

Malaysia’s NDCs – In my feelings

by admin | Dec 6, 2018 | #MYD, COP24, MYD2018, UNFCCC, YOUNGO

*Plays Drake in the background* Cześć! Prior to COP24, I attended a strategy talk session organized by the Climate Action Network (CAN), where they gave an overview of NGO engagement strategies and expectations of negotiation items coming out of COP 24. Having followed the SBI, SBSTA, CMA and APA progress during Bangkok, I am wary […]

Youth Gathering in Katowice

by admin | Dec 5, 2018 | #MYD, COP24, MYD2018, UNFCCC, YOUNGO

2A gathering for youth formally known as the Conference of Youth (COY) happened in the middle of University of Silesia, Poland. This would be the 14th COY and the focus of the gathering this time would be on the capacity-building process, policy operation and preparation, implementation and climate finance. This year’s COY had a bit […]

First Day at COY14: A personal reflection

by admin | Dec 5, 2018 | #MYD, Blog, COP24, MYD2018, UNFCCC, YOUNGO

After traveling for a total of about 48 hours, I was more than glad to settle into our quaint little apartment, lock, stock and barrel. After what seemed like an eternity of brisk walking, navigating and mad-bursts to catch buses and trains, it was pretty difficult not to lose one’s self in a hot steamy […]

ASEAN Pre-COP Capacity Building Workshop KL-SG

by admin | Nov 27, 2018 | Blog, MYD2018

Malaysian Youth Delegation (MYD), Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore (ESI-NUS) and Singapore Youth Climate Action (SYCA) organized ASEAN Pre-Conference of Parties (Pre-COP) Capacity Building Workshop 2018 in Malaysia and Singapore. The ASEAN Pre-COP Session in Malaysia was hosted by MYD in Oasis Village, Ara Damansara follow by the session in Singapore, hosted by […]

#APAN2018 – Survive, Thrive, 1.5

by admin | Oct 19, 2018 | MYD2018

That seemed like the overarching theme of Day One. “We only have 12 years to limit climate change within pre-industrial level,” Emmanuel de Guzman, Secretary, Climate Change Commission, Philippines, said in his opening speech for the 6th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum 2018 (APAN 2018). He stressed the urgency of climate change, and how that […]