This document provides an overview of the AP Graduates' Youth Forum 2012, which will bring together 40 youth participants from over 1000 applicants to discuss topics related to mountain development such as green economy, low carbon growth, water-energy-carbon nexus, rural energy, and sustainability. The forum will take place over 5 days and include formal sessions, technical presentations, knowledge exchange, visits to ICIMOD facilities, and the finalization of a youth declaration. The overall goals are to build youth capacity, engage youth on issues of climate change and mountain development, and raise their voices in global discussions.

1. AP Graduates’
Youth Forum 2012
Context, objectives, structure
and expectations
Tek Jung Mahat
ICIMOD
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Kathmandu, Nepal

2. Introducing new advocates of
Mountain Agenda

3. Youth capacity building…
HKH 2010, Bhutan
Summit 2011,
Pakistan and
Bangladesh
Youth 2011/12
Youth Engagement on CC& Rio+20 Corner

4. Raising the ‘voice’
Globalizing the issues
Virtual
Consultation
‘Youth and Adaptation’ Panel,
‘Opening’ and ‘Closing’ speakers
Asia Pacific Youth Forum 2011
August 2011 February 2012
March
Mountain Youth’s Appeal to ICIMOD Youth with Prime
March June
Rio+20 Delegates Minister of Nepal

5. APG Youth Forum 2012 in
figures
40 from
>1000 applicants
diverse
background
3 organizers, more than a dozen partners

6. What will happen this time,
how and why?
DAY I DAY II DAY III DAY IV DAY V
Opening
Green Low Carbon Green Visit to Intergenerational
Economy and Growth Entrepreneurship ICIMOD Justice
tools Knowledge
Introduction to Water-Energy- Sustainability Park Declaration
UNFCCC COP Carbon Nexus finalization
Environmental Rural energy ICT applications Knowledge
overview Sharing
Social Media Country Green Excursion Session Closing
Presentations (video
interviews)
Formal Sessions Technical Presentations Knowledge Exchange & methods
Outcome
COP 18 Equipping with tools and showing examples
Document
Networking

7. Thank you