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Start ‘em Young - Youth Activists Tackling the Climate Crisis

Julian Theseira, Project Manager, Malaysian Local Conference of Youth 2020 (MY LCOY 2020)

23-Nov-20 15:00

Start ‘em Young - Youth Activists Tackling the Climate Crisis

Youth-led climate change NGO Malaysian Youth Delegation (MYD), are an organisation which focuses on building the capacity of Malaysian youths, to engage with climate policy. They are set to host the third annual Malaysian Local Conference of Youth (MYLCOY), hosted virtually over three weekends, which aims to take on pressing issues such as Climate Finance, Green Economy, and Green Jobs, Climate Policies and Governance and more. We find out how these youths are mobilising, to make their voices heard from Julian Theseira, the Project Manager of the virtual Malaysian Local Conference of Youth 2020 (MY LCOY 2020).

Image Source: Heinreich Böll Stiftung Southeast Asia

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


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Categories:  Environment,  Science

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  Earth Matters,  MY LCOY 2020,  Malaysian Local Conference of Youth 2020,  Climate Crisis,  Climate Change,  Youth-led,  Environmental Justice,  Climate Policy,  Climate Finance,  Environmental Governance, 


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