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YOUTH ACTION PLAN ON CLIMATE CHANGE Youth Action on Climate Change 21 st – 24 th of May 2015 Melaka, Malaysia

MAJOR COMPONENTS  Component 1: Improvement of Awareness through Environmental Education  Component 2: Conservation of Marine Ecosystem Biodiversity  Component 3: Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture and Water Management Practices  Component 4: Assessment of Vulnerability and Capacity of Communities

Component 1.1: Improvement of Awareness through Environmental Education Action Plan: Conduct campaigns to educate youths through eco-competitions such as essay-writing competitions, eco races, innovation and creativity competitions as well as organizing science fairs to promote green technologies. Timing: Overall time frame of 1 year where the first 3 months are assigned for event- planning, the next 3 months for approvals and confirmations, the following 1 month to promote the chosen event before a stated date when the event would be carried out. Resourcing Plan:  Campaign Management Committee (Programme Leader, Treasurer, Logistics and Public Relations) to plan the whole event.  Volunteers (NGOs, Youth Council, etc.)  Sponsorships/Incentives  Media Support  Professional Advisor

Component 1.2: Education of the Local Coastal Communities To promote awareness and stress the importance of the marine ecosystems to the local coastal communities and how climate change can adversely affect them by providing workshops, seminars and campaign programs. Component 2: Conservation of Marine Ecosystem and Biodiversity To conserve the marine ecosystem and biodiversity in the coastal areas through the conduct of mangrove and coral transplanting.

Mangrove Planting Objectives Steps Time Frame 1. To sustain existing Assessment of the area where the ecosystems in mangrove species will be planted 1 month coastal areas Procurement of the Seedling 2. To increase the 2 weeks Every Three biodiversity in the Orientation of the citizens to the Months for a area importance of the mangroves via 1 month year social media (i.e. facebook & twitter) 3. To give the citizens an opportunity to Propagation of the Mangrove have a Seedlings until the Desirable Age and 2 – 4 weeks hands-on Height is Reached experience on planting Mangrove Tranplanting 3-5 days mangroves (depends Whole Day number of Activity Recheck the growth mangrove species volunteers) after about a week Evaluation of activity 3 days

Targeted People Resources Local Coastal Allotment of Funds for: Communities Plant Seedling Food and Transportation of the Participants

Component 3: Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture and Water Management Practices To improve the marine ecosystem biodiversity through youth participation in proper afforestation activities, especially for coastal communities Step Steps Needed to How Will You What Help Will How Will You Number Do This? I Need? Achieve Your Know When Goal You are Successful? 1. Technology Applying Technology in 1. Making biopori 1. Youth 1. If the community Managing and hole in the Organization start to adapt Conducting Agriculture household 2. Local the biopori and Water Management Community concept. 2. Survey and evaluation

Case study for sustainable agriculture & water management Integrated Farming

Component 4: Assessment of Vulnerability and Capacity of Communities Action plan: Help the local communities and the government for proper capacity and vulnerability assessment (CVA) Steps: Gathering volunteers and developing their skills, building effective early warning systems, performing mock drills and simulations, raising awareness, promoting disaster education Resources necessary: Volunteers from organizations, knowledge of the local language, coordination and cooperation with educational institutions and communities, donor organizations