In April 2026, YECAP supported youth delegates from across Asia and the Pacific to attend UNFCCC Climate Week 3 in Yeosu, Republic of Korea. Among them were two Indigenous youth advocates from the forests of South Kalimantan, Indonesia, and from the mountains of Pakistan who arrived with different stories but left with the same mission that Indigenous and frontline communities must be climate solution makers.
A generation of young Mongolians is growing up fluent in both nomadic tradition and digital culture, between herding and hashtags. They are already telling their stories.
2025 marks a milestone year for climate governance, with most countries submitting their Nationally Determined Contributions ( NDC 3.0 ) under the Paris Agreement. In this crucial moment, Ekota , co-developed by UNDP and Cogco, serves as a digital platform that uses deliberative technology to make climate planning more inclusive, participatory, and future-ready. This year, 15 online youth conversations were hosted on Ekota, spanning global, regional, subregional, and nationa
