ASEAN Pre-COP Capacity Building Workshop in Malaysia & Singapore

[Mel Low]

Hi All,

The Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore Youth for Climate Action (SYCA) and Malaysian Youth Delegation are organizing a series of ASEAN Pre-COP Capacity Building Workshops. As a start, we are planning to have two in Malaysia and Singapore on 20 October 2018 (confirmed in Malaysia) and 15 November 2018 (to be confirmed in Singapore). 

Details are as follows:

MYD Training Series - ASEAN Pre-COP Capacity Building Workshop

Date: 20 October 2018

Time: 1400 - 1700 (GMT +08)

Venue: Oasis Village @ OASIS Damansara 

Programme 

Time	Agenda	Speaker
1400-1415	Introduction to MYD, SYCA and ESI	Mike
	Youth Participation at UNFCCC
1415-1440	- One rep from MYD	Mike
1440-1505	- One rep from SYCA	Lastrina
1505-1520	From International Climate Talks to Local Climate Action	Lastrina
	Bangkok Updates
1520-1535	- One rep from MYD for General Overview	Aaliyah
1535-1550	- One rep from MYD for Specific Topic	Shaqib
1550-1615	Onwards to Katowice	Syahirah

 

We are still firming up details for the Singapore session and will update shortly. 

Meanwhile, please do get in touch if you are from Southeast Asia / Asia and planning to go to COP24 in Katowice, Poland this year. We'd love to stay in touch and organize activities in the lead up and at COP itself!

Best,

Melissa

[Mel Low]

Hi All,

Update on the event page https://www.facebook.com/events/556054131512118/

Register for event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyGQh4U-RhCjZUk1Y-OcSMaDFMgMd2dgEPtD9n5R8j1a4xAQ/viewform

To participate in the webinar, join Skype call at 1400 GMT+8 on 20 Oct at this link https://join.skype.com/IPxwgJKs7Fgd


Cheers,
Melissa

[F. M. Safiul Azam]

Dear Ms. Melissa and all,

Nice to hear from you and many many thanks for sharing this excellent workshop opportunity!

Unfortunately, It would be hard for me to join from Beijing. 

Apart from this announcement,I would like to seek support from AYCM for our Communication Focal Point of YPARD Bangladesh who would like to join COP24 in Poland and he is interested for presentation in a side-event. We are looking for:

1. He needs accreditation to join in COP24.

2. He has own funding for travel to COP24. Meanwhile, he needs accommodation and food support.

What is your suggestion? or seeking advice and support from anyone in our AYCM members?

His detail is:

Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman is currently working as the Research and Advocacy Associate at the Network on Climate Change, Bangladesh (NCC,B) Trust. He is Communication Focal Point of YPARD (Young Professionals for Agricultural Development) Bangladesh. He has extensive experience in both scientific and social research, plus over four year’s experience in planning and reporting on climate change and development interventions. He has worked as a Research Assistant of RMMRU, CCDB, BCAS, BIID and Grameen Communications in their different development and research projects. After Bachelor in Environmental Sciences from Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, he has completed Master’s degree from the same Department. During his graduation and post-graduation study, he was involved in several extracurricular activities and volunteered with different national and international organizations such as MIT Climate CoLab, WISER.ORG, Oxfam Bangladesh, Earth Day Network, Wiser.org, 350.org, Bangladesh Junior Academy of Science (BJAS), JICA, DOE, etc. He is also a member of the Bangladesh Society of Environmental Scientists (BSES). He has presented his research works in national and international conferences and have published several articles in peer-reviewed international journals. He was selected as a fellow of GOBESHONA Young Researchers Program-2017 arranged by the International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD). He has also received the Social Excellence Award from South Asian Youth Research Initiatives for Development (SAYRID) in 2017. He is motivated to work in the research field of climate change and sustainable development.

His Presentation Title:

"Assessing Loss & Damage of Low Exposed Sudden Onset Disasters: Evidence from the poverty prone North and Southeastern Bangladesh"

Looking forward to hear your kind response.

Thanking you again.

Best Regards
F.M. Safiul Azam

Liaison and Partnership Officer, YPARD Asia and Pacific

Country Representative, YPARD Bangladesh

website: www.ypard.net

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ypardbd/

PhD Candidate

Faculty of Maize Functional Genomics,

Biotechnology Research Institute,

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,

Beijing, China.

Cell: +8618201199378.

Assistant Professor,
Department of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering

Department of Molecular Medicine & Bioinformatics

University of Development Alternative (UODA)

Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Publications: http://scholar.google.com/ citations?hl=en&user= Jrurfj8AAAAJ&view_op=list_ works&is_public_preview=1

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[Mel Low]

Dear All,

ASEAN Pre-COP Climate Change Capacity Building Workshop (Singapore)  details are as follows:

 

Date: 15 November 2018 (Thursday)

Time: (9.30am registration) 10am - 2pm

Venue: The Red Box, 113 Somerset Road, Singapore 238165

Synopsis: ASEAN Youth Pre-COP Climate Change Capacity Building Workshop in Singapore is aimed at bringing together COP24 attendees from Singapore as well as from the ASEAN region to learn about the UNFCCC, the Paris Agreement Work Programme and to learn from each other’s experiences in addressing climate change.

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/261284027907428/

Registration for physical and virtual participation: http://bit.do/precopworkshop

This event is free to attend. Note there is no funding support for those who have to travel to attend, and you are encouraged to register, where we will provide a Skype link for you to participate closer to the event. 

Best,

Melissa

[Mel Low]

Hi All,

Thank you for your interest in the ASEAN Youth Pre-COP Climate Change Capacity Building Workshop (Singapore) organized by the Energy Studies Institute in collaboration with the Singapore Youth for Climate Action, Malaysian Youth Delegation, and Environmental Law Students Association at NUS Law and supported by the National Youth Council, Singapore.

 

As a reminder, the event details are as follows:

 

Date: Thursday, 15 November 2018

Time: (9.30am registration) 10am – 2pm (GMT +8)

Venue: Dungeon, The Red Box, 113 Somerset Road, Singapore 238165

 

For those of you participating virtually, please note you will need a Skype account and be signed in. We will be sharing presentations via Google Drive during the session.

The Skype link is available at: https://join.skype.com/jva3BgZtfvLf

On Monday, October 15, 2018 at 3:24:24 PM UTC+8, Mel Low wrote: