As an annual flagship youth event, ICIMOD – through its Asia Pacific Mountain Network (APMN) –  is preparing for the ‘Asia Pacific Youth Forum 2015 (#APYF2015): Towards Sustainable and Climate Resilient Mountain Livelihoods’, which will take place in Kathmandu, Nepal from 5-8 October 2015. The event aims to bring together young professionals, including scientists, early career professionals, young politicians, and youth initiative leaders from the region, and will organize activities to develop their knowledge on mountain and climate change adaptation issues with a focus on sustainable and resilient mountain livelihoods.  This forum has been made possible with support from the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) under its Sustainable Mountain Development for Global Collaboration (SMD4GC) programme, and the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC).

A detailed overview of the youth forum,  guidelines for applications and eligibility criteria is available on ICIMOD’s website at: http://www.icimod.org/apyf2015

Interested applicants may apply for the forum using the online application form available at: http://www.icimod.org/?q=19122

The deadline for submission of applications is on 23 August 2015.  Successful applicants will be notified by the 1^st week of September 2015. If you have problems in submitting the form or have questions specific to the forum, please write to [email protected]

We would much appreciate your help in spreading this message among interested youth from the Asia Pacific region.

Please use the forum hashtag #APYF2015and tag @icimod if you wish to promote/share the event through your personal social media (Facebook, Twitter and others).