Environment & Climate Change
Green Ambassadors Training, March 26-April 1, 2015, Bangladesh
Last Updated (Wednesday, 11 February 2015 13:42)
Dear Friends,
We are pleased to let you know that APAY shall be organizing the 3rd Regional Green Ambassadors Training during 26th March to 1 April 2015 at Dhaka, Bangladesh. The National Council of YMCAs of Bangladesh shall be hosting the training program, which will be held at the YMCA Training Center, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. We expect the youth members of our YMCAs who have special interest in environment and do wish to undertake environmental programs at their respective YMCAs are invited to participate at this Green Ambassadors Training.
The Green Team of APAY have taken up a series of environmental programs with a view to empower our youths to combat climate change, vis-à-vis reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
We seek your support by sending eligible youth participants for this training program and make it a success. If you have any queries or need any clarifications on this matter please communicate with Duncan Chowdhury our Executive Secretary at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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Last Updated (Saturday, 06 December 2014 13:32)
Live report from the inside of COP20 in Lima, Peru
Live report from the inside of COP20! Mr. CHAN Beng Seng and Mr. Alvin KAN of Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs are right now attending the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP 20) in Lima, Peru.
From farmers and indigenous people in the Andes and Patagonia, victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Phillipinnes and climate-migrants in the Pacific region, we heard the real-life stories pointing to one common issue! We call for justice for people who suffer the most from the effect, even more so in the future, but contributed the least to climate change.
Read more: Live report from the inside of COP20 in Lima, Peru
APAY Regional Climate Change Conference, Oct 24-27, 2014
Last Updated (Wednesday, 03 December 2014 10:59)
APAY Regional Climate Change Conference
The APAY Regional Climate Change Conference was held during October 24-27, 2014 at Kuala Lumpur YMCA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. About 20 YMCA leaders representing different countries of the Asia and Pacific, who have special interest in climate change participated at the conference. Kohei Yamada, General Secretary of APAY inaugurated the Conference, Dr. Jai Chang Park, former President of the APAY, presented an overview of the climate change issues of the world today at the opening session. Annegret Zimmerman, Senior Policy Advisor of Bread for the World, Germany, Colin Lambie from Australia, Chairperson of the Green Team, Y’s Men International, Gurmeet Singh a leading environmentalist of Malaysia, Lim Li Lin from Third World Network were the resource persons of the Conference. The participants dwelt on action plans for the YMCAs to combat climate change and prepared a statement, Kuala Lumpur Declaration, as the position paper of APAY in terms of climate change at the conference. The National Council of YMCAs of Malaysia and the Kuala Lumpur YMCA hosted the conference.
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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).
APAY Green Ambassador Training, Taipei, Taiwan
Last Updated (Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:15)
A Green Ambassadors Training was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 8th to 11th April 2014.Mr. Colin Lambie, member of the APAY Green Team conducted the training. The topics covered in the training included: Climate Change Science, energy basics, energy audit, energy efficiency, carbon emissions and carbon audit, renewable energy, in particular solar PV, good practices of other YMCAs (SPARK project with ACF, Geelong, Bendigo and Hong Kong), environmental advocacy, Green Teams and Green Team objectives and actions. About 12 participants attended all of the training. Another 2 or 3 people attended some of the training. The participants were mostly staff members of the YMCAs.
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