Workshop for APAY Climate Change Resource Group, 2-4 August 2015, Singapore

Last Updated (Monday, 17 November 2014 12:10)

During the Consultation Meeting of APAY Global Alternative Tourism Network held in September 2013 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the need was felt to form a Resource Group on Climate Change in APAY. The main objective of this group will be to provide information and support for the advocacy and lobby work of the YMCAs and APAY in combating climate change. They will be made up of members from our national movements who are informative and knowledgeable in this field. They will be facilitated by the staff of the APAY.

The members of the resource group are expected to actively involve themselves in studying the recent trends of Climate Change, Climate Justice and Responsible Tourism in order to provide information and support for the advocacy and lobby work of the YMCAs and APAY in combating climate change. They will also support the APAY to organize workshops, seminars with a view to conscientize the YMCA members especially the youth in issues related to Climate Change, Climate Justice and Responsible Tourism.

Working in collaboration with Bread for the World, the resource group will assist the APAY to monitor the developments in Climate Change Negotiation process (United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change - UNFCCC), follow the activities of the various UN and other international organizations working in this field (e.g. International Civil Aviation Organization - ICAO, International Maritime Organization - IMO, United Nation World Tourism Organization - UNWTO).