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Publication Launch
Global Environment Outlook for Youth, Asia Pacific
23 January 2019
- Overview
- 2019 ISCES
- Cartoon Competition
- 3 easy steps to fly to Shanghai
The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) provides a comprehensive picture of the world’s environmental trends and challenges. It is a series of products that informs environmental decision-making for governments and various stakeholders, and enhances the interaction between science and policy. The Global Environment Outlook for Youth in Asia-Pacific report aims to inspire and empower students and young professionals to integrate environmental considerations in their lifestyles, occupational disciplines and professional practices. Developed by a group of young scholars from regional partner institutions, the report will be available in multiple languages.
The journey towards a sustainable world and achieving 2030 Agenda needs young generation’s leadership and actions in the frontline. With an animation and comic contest as part of the its development process, the E-book will pioneer an experiment to keep the e-book alive, and have an open window for young readers to further enrich the e-book after its release at the 3rd Environment Ministerial Forum of Asia and the Pacific in January 2019, Singapore, through a special event: UNleash the Power of Youth in Asia Pacific for SDGs.
A series of events would be organized on outreach of the GEO Youth Asia Pacific after its release. Join us at the 2019 International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability (2019 ISCES) and share your impactful actions towards SDGs.
International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability (ISCES) has been co-organized by United Nations Environment Programme, Tongji University, Beijing Environment Foundation for Young Talents and Xinhua News Agency since 2011 in the week of June 5th, the World Environment Day. The Conference aims to provide an international platform for student and youth to raise their voice and share experience on environmental and sustainable development issues.
2019 International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability will be launched on the World Environment Day, 5th June 2019, and have inspirational dialogues on four themes: 1) Education for Sustainable Development; 2) Food and Health; 3) Ecosystem and Climate Change; and 4) Green Development. About 400 participants are expected to participate in the event and join the dialogues. The successful experience of past three years would be enriched by providing dynamic and interactive activities for participants to have insightful exchanges and communications. Also, the Conference will be beneficial to promoting awareness, capacity and networking amongst student and youth, as future leaders, policy makers and practitioners, and empowering them with the latest knowledge and creative thinking to understand the challenges in the area of environment and sustainability, and shape development models and social trends.
Dates: 3-7 June 2019
Place: Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Applicants would be selected to win the journey to Shanghai with tickets and local accommodation to be provided by the organizers. Please refer to http://unep-iesd.tongji.edu.cn/index.php?classid=875 on how to participate.
1. Description:
Young people are trailblazers when it comes to new, creative solutions to the world’s most critical environmental challenges. In order to enhance the understanding of youth towards environmental protections and also communicate about how to transfer current environmental challenges to future development opportunities, this cartoon competition is organized to have a youth-friendly way to engage more young people into environmental protection and discuss how youth can play their part in environmental protection and promoting sustainable development.
The Theme of the Cartoon Competition is “Youth Empowerment/Youth Action”. Focus on the theme of the competition, though contributions relating to environment protection are also accepted.
2. Schedule:
The deadline for entries is March 31, 2019
3. Organizers
China Daily, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), China Environmental Protection Foundation (CEPF), China Journalistic Caricature Society and Tongji University
4. Prizes
Entries with creative works will be selected and invited to Shanghai with tickets and local accommodations to participate in 2019 International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability.
More details please refer to http://unep-iesd.tongji.edu.cn/index.php?classid=169&newsid=3043&t=show
Follow the three steps, you could win the trip to Shanghai to participate in the 2019 International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability, with tickets and local accommodations provided by the organizers.
- Take a photo or a video with a less than 300 words’ summary of action of you, your community, or your organization has been taking, based on the examples, tips and recommendations in the report of GEO for Youth, Asia-Pacific to promote SDGs.
- Post your photo or video and tag UNEP’s social media accounts in your post and use the hashtag #SolveDifferent.
- Email us of your submissions with the screenshot of your post to: geo6-youth.asiapacific@un.org by 15 April 2019.
