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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY (INTERNATIONAL)

• Mission Terra: The World Is Dying, What’s
Your Action?

The Sultan Idris Education University of Perak
celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 2022 (1922 to
2022). The university management decided to use
the special occasion to send a strong message to its
students that climate change is a severe threat to
our planet and we need to do something about it. Mission Terra 2022 Conference.
Mission Terra: The World Is Dying, What’s Your Action
is a competition to challenge students to develop • Engagement with Robert Swan
ideas and proposals on climate change mitigation The NYAA Executive Director and Deputy Executive
and adaptation. Director discussed with Robert Swan, the first man
to walk to the North and South Poles, regarding
The NYAA Executive Director, who served as an engaging young people in tackling climate change
Adviser to the United Nations Environment South beyond Singapore’s shores. NYAA’s Partner, City
East Asia Youth Environment Network (UNE SEAYEN), Developments Ltd, organised the event.
delivered the keynote address on “How Youth Can
Make A Difference” at the Opening Ceremony on 16
April 2022 via Zoom platform.

• Indonesian Green Action Forum
NYAA has been contributing to the Bogor Agricultural
University in Indonesia to encourage students to find
solutions for climate change mitigation.

• United Nations Framework Convention on NYAA ED James Soh with English Explorer, Robert Swan.
Climate Change (COP27)
The NYAA Executive Director and Deputy Executive
Director were advisers to the United Nations
Environment South East Asia Youth Environment
Network. They attended the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27)
held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2022.

They engaged with ministers and government
officials, discussing NYAA’s sustainability projects and
briefing them on UNE SEAYEN. Prime Minister Mia Mottley Al Gore, former Vice-
of Barbados with NYAA ED, President of the United
During COP27, the SEAYEN team had the privilege James Soh. States with Cheryl Lee.
of meeting and engaging with numerous ministers
and government representatives. They shared
insights into NYAA’s sustainability initiatives and the
activities of the South East Asian Youth Environment
Network in the ASEAN region. COP27 concluded with
delegates paying tribute to COP27 President H.E.
Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab
Republic of Egypt, for his leadership. The conference
culminated in a historic decision to establish and
operationalise a loss and damage fund.
Youth Dialogue at COP27, Egypt.

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