নেপালে কীভাবে আমরা প্রথমবারের মতো LCOY আয়োজন করেছি?
নেপাল, দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার অন্যতম উন্নয়নশীল স্থলবেষ্টিত একটি দেশ। প্রাকৃতিক সৌন্দর্যে ভরপুর একটি ছোট্ট রাষ্ট্র নেপালের কার্বন নিঃসরণের হার সত্যিই খুব কম। কিন্তু এখনো পর্যন্ত পাওয়া তথ্য অনুসারে, পৃথিবীর যে সমস্ত দেশ গুলির উপর জলবায়ু পরিবর্তনের প্রভাব পড়ছে বা পড়বে, তার মধ্যে নেপাল বর্তমানে চতুর্থ স্থানে রয়েছে অর্থাৎ যথেষ্ট ঝুঁকির মধ্যে। ভৌগলিক অবস্থানের কারণে এর অনন্য এবং আকর্ষণীয় জীববৈচিত্র্য রয়েছে। কিন্তু জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন এবং মুহুর্মুহু প্রাকৃতিক দুর্যোগের কারণে দেশটি সমস্যার সম্মুখীন হয়।
LCOY (Local Conference of Youth) an annual event that aims to bring together youth around the world to host a climate event in their respective regions/nations. The event usually a fusion of workshops, training, discussions, engagement, and speeches. LCOY aims to strengthen youth involvement in climate activism. Through LCOYs, local youths come together to make their voice heard on the international platform. The event provides a platform for like-minded people with similar climate action. It is an event under the umbrella of YOUNGO, the official youth constituency at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC). It is a space for youth to uplift climate action locally and creates an input into the international conferences. Furthermore, it represents a national version of the Conference of Youth(COY), which takes place before the Conference of Parties (COP).
LCOY was organized in Nepal for the first time by a youth-led NGO named CliMates Nepal in collaboration with the Youth Thinkers Society - Chitwan with the support of the Himalayan Climate Initiative. The conference was organized for two days via the online zoom platform. The primary target of LCOY Nepal, 2020 was to empower the youths, identify and solve their local issues affected by climate change. The first day of the conference concluded successfully with three renowned climate speakers of Nepal a d a workshop on En-Roads simulation. Likewise, the second day was focused on panel discussions and group discussions. The main focus of the conference was to identify local problems directly as well as indirectly, and to find practical solutions to those problems. The participation and support for the first LCOY Nepal were overwhelming. Each participant presented their problems and discussed the negotiation. Local solutions to the problems were identified which covered a wide range of issues like waste management, plastic pollution, and human-wildlife conflict management. With the help of experienced speakers and trainers inspiring us in the event, the discussion went out of the box and related to climate issues.
P.S. You need to receive a recommendation letter from YOUNGO to conduct an LCOY in your region.
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