Youth Voices for Climate Action Campaign

Youth Voices for Climate Action

Ashley Yong

YV4CA Advoctae Ashley (from Malaysia) is currently serving as a representative of Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation at the United Nations, as well as a project coordinator of Tzu Chi’s aid project in the Republic of Sierra Leone. An advocate for climate action and environmental protection, she works with other young people to build communities with responsible and sustainable lifestyles. Recognizing the urgency of climate issues and the interconnectedness with other global issues, she wishes to raise more awareness and call for more actionable commitments from the youth around the globe.

Eshaan Menon

A youth from Malaysia, YV4CA Advocate Eshaan is currently an Information Technology Resident at Google in addition to a Youth Advisory Council Member for Asia for the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA). Formerly, during his term as Youth Program Director at the United Nations Association of Malaysia (UNAM) Youth, he focused on expanding the reach of UNAM Youth through a digital membership platform as well as campus activities such as fundraisers and Town Halls. In 2019, Eshaan was a winner of the Reboot the Earth, a social coding event that brings young computer programmers, scientists and other interested people together under the auspices of the United Nations to improve upon or build a new software program that addresses the current climate crisis. YV4CA had the pleasure of inviting Eshaan to speak during its launch at Asia-Pacific Climate Week.

Jongsuwat Angsuvarnsiri

Jongsuwat is from Thailand where he heads SAC Art Center, a not-for-profit platform for young and emerging artists to have a platform to showcase their works.

Lyutong Cai

Lyutong is a former Technical Assistant from China, previously working for UNESCAP's Statistics Division in Bangkok, Thailand. There, she worked with Ocean Accounts and is passionate about linking SDG 13: Climate Action with SDG 14: Life Below Water. Hear Lyutong's thoughts on climate action in her interview!

Michelle Aprilia

Michelle is a young adult from Indonesia, a country increasingly prone to climate disaster. See what Michelle has to say about climate action!

Philip Tanjaya

Philip is a young adult from Indonesia. Hear his voice!

Punyapha Visavakornvisisd

Punyapha Visavakornvisisd runs the environmental awareness-raising organization YouthEN in Thailand.

Sunghwan Park

Sunghwan is a former consultant with UNESCAP’s Environment and Development Division in Bangkok, Thailand from the Republic of Korea . There he was working for the Seoul Initiative Network on Green Growth (SINGG) project, which aims to strengthen the member states’ capacity in dealing with climate change issues and to foster green growth in the region. Hear Sung's inputs on climate action in his interview below!

About the Campaign

The ESCAP Youth Voices for Climate Action (YV4CA) campaign serves as an inclusive platform for youth in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond to make their voices heard on climate action. By making your voice heard on this critical issue, you can inspire others to do the same and move policy makers in your country to accelerate climate action.

The overarching goals of YV4CA, which are aligned with the ActNow UN campaign, are to create a space for young people to:

share views on how climate change is impacting young people’s lives;
showcase grassroots youth initiatives making positive impact for all;
make decision-makers aware of young people’s need for urgent climate action

This is your campaign!

How to join?

To start, take the YV4CA survey (don't worry, it's short!) and or submit a statement (details in the dedicated tab below). Next, you can adopt the campaign by sharing it among your network, exponentially increasing your impact. For this, you can use the materials from our social media and outreach assets package. Finally, you can apply through us to join the campaign as a YV4CA Advocate! Scroll down for details on YV4CA Advocates.

Take the Survey

How does climate change impact you? What climate actions does your government need to take? Let the world know! The survey results can be found here.

Submit a Statement

Make your voice heard! Submit a statement expressing your opinions, ideas, and concerns surrounding the imperative need for climate action in your home country and beyond. You can submit an official video or written statement using the buttons below.

Alternatively, you can share a statement on social media. Simply tag your social media post or video with #APyouth4climate. It's that easy!

Voices of YV4CA

Hear what youth are saying about climate action!

Become a Campaign Advocate

YV4CA Advocates are the driving force behind Youth Voices for Climate Action. With their energy and ideas, they have helped coordinate the submission of youth voices from across the Asia-Pacific, referred other advocates, and demonstrated their commitment to climate action and sustainability by highlighting their accomplishments here.

By becoming a YV4CA Youth Advocate, you can formally adopt the campaign by spreading word of it and assisting in collecting youth voices from your country and beyond. In addition, you can make use of our campaign’s platform to feature your own climate action campaign or initiatives. Also, by joining YV4CA as a Youth Advocate, you will have a direct line to other Advocates and YV4CA partner organizations from across the Asia-Pacific.

Apply to become a YV4CA Youth Advocate!

Meet the YV4CA Youth Advocates

Click here to meet the YV4CA Advocates!

Social Media and Outreach Material

You are encouraged to adopt the campaign by sharing it among your friends and network. For this, you can use the materials from our social media and outreach assets package. Also, if you are a proactive youth, you can apply to join as a YV4CA Advocate (see "Become a Campaign Advocate" for more details).