In order to allow our youth community to gain better insight on the importance of their decision making in the environmental sustainability field, a digital capacity building workshop will be conducted for the VOCALists and IGEM Visitors (limited seats). The workshop will include the VOCALists and IGEM Visitors (as program participants) and session speakers (VOCAL advisors and ambassadors), where an interactive dialogue will be designed to empower young people to take part in the environmental policy-making sphere.
In this session, you will learn about and be exposed to :
- Roles of representatives from the policy-making sphere, and why they believe that youths have a critical role to play in this field
- How youths can contribute and support environmental advocacy efforts at the policy level, regardless of how knowledgeable they currently are on the topic
- How youth can get involved in public policy today, and the ways in which youth can use their voice in supporting causes they care about
- Learn about the importance of grassroots advocacy and its outcomes that may influence climate and environmental policies, solutions, and actions.