Youth Parliament & Participation

Youth Parlia-ment & Partici-pation

• President, Asia-Pacific Youth Parliament for Wa-ter• Youth Delegate, World Water Council• Stakeholder, Youth Forum, Budapest Water Summit• Core Group, Young Professionals Vision, SWWW• Youth Supporter, 7th World Water Forum

Brian Seo

Parliament

• President, Asia-Pacific Youth Parliament for Wa-

ter

• Youth Delegate, World Water Council

• Stakeholder, Youth Forum, Budapest Water

Summit

• Core Group, Young Professionals Vision, SWWW

• Youth Supporter, 7th World Water Forum

Asia-Pacific Youth Parliament for Water

World Youth Parliament for Water

Europe Youth Parliament for Water

North American Youth Parliament for Water

Functions of Youth Par-liaments

• Initiates Discussion• Meet new people• Learn from each other• Creates alliance for a cause

1st Asia Pacific Youth Parliament

for WaterDaejeon / Seoul, Republic of Korea24-27th, July 2012

85 Delegates originally from:

Bangladesh, China, India, In-donesia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Re-public of Korea, Singapore, Sri

Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam

1st APYPWConsisted of:- Lectures - Tour of Korean river(Geum River) and Water Management Research Cen-ter(K-Water)

- Commission sessions- Culture Cabaret

• Cultivate and support sustainable life style• Raise awareness of water shortage• Educate and mobilize youth• Engage youth in discussion of Climate Change and Transboundary water conflicts

2nd Asia Pacific Youth Parlia-

ment for WaterSejong / Seoul,

Republic of Korea3-6th, July 2013

Act for Wa-ter

Participation

• President, Asia-Pacific Youth Parliament for Wa-

ter

• Youth Delegate, World Water Council

• Stakeholder, Youth Forum, Budapest Water

Summit

• Core Group, Young Professionals Vision, SWWW

• Youth Supporter, 7th World Water Forum

• President, Asia-Pacific Youth Parliament for Wa-

ter

• Youth Delegate, World Water Council

• Stakeholder, Youth Forum, Budapest Water

Summit

• Core Group, Young Professionals Vision, SWWW

• Youth Supporter, 7th World Water Forum

Alliance

Network

Critical Q’s

How do we enhance the activities of youth par-

liaments?

How do we strengthen the alliances that are cre-

ated?

How do we create and maintain an effective net-

work?

We first need…

Support!

Please...

• President, Asia-Pacific Youth Parliament for Wa-

ter

• Youth Delegate, World Water Council

• Stakeholder, Youth Forum, Budapest Water

Summit

• Core Group, Young Professionals Vision, SWWW

• Youth Supporter, 7th World Water Forum