Workshop 2012 :: Health and Environment

 

 “Youth Be Aware” Workshop 2012: Health And Environment
26th – 29th November 2012
Melaka, Malaysia.
Call for Participation

The “Youth Be Aware” Workshop 2012: Health And Environment is organised by the World Youth Foundation, (“an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations”, ENSEARCH and various other agencies. The theme of the Workshop is “Healthy Environment For Healthy Youth”. The Workshop is tentatively scheduled to be held from 26th to 29th November 2012 at Melaka, Malaysia.(tentative) “Youth Be Aware” Workshop 2012: Health And Environment will provide young people with an opportunity to learn about effective ways to manage the impacts of human activities on the environmental health.
This 4 day Workshop aims to be the first in a bi-annual series of workshops to create more awareness on the various current and emerging environmental issues affecting the lives of people, especially youth, and the world we live in. The Workshop will seek to educate and empower young people on how to adapt and manage the exposure and impacts of climate change, environmental pollution and the loss of natural resources through capacity building.

The objectives of this Health And Environment Workshop are:

• To create more awareness among participating youth on current and emerging health and environmental issues; 
• Through lectures, interactive sessions and the exploration of case studies participants will develop a high level understanding of: issues on health and environment ; 
• To present participants with more healthy lifestyle choices; 
• Enable peer-to-peer learning and allow participants to explore issues from their local context with international colleagues; 
• Build new networks and develop youth based initiatives; 
• To enable participants to plan appropriate action programmes on health and sustainability for themselves and their FOUNDATIONs and communities.

Topics to include:

•  Climate Change and its impact on Population and Health
• Lifestyle and Health
• Biodiversity and Youth
• Disasters and Impacts
• Nutrition and Health 

 For more information please contact:

Information on the Workshop including the Application Form, Tentative Programme and FAQ are also available on WYF’s website at http://www.wyf.org.my. Regular updates shall also be posted online.

World Youth Foundation
Tel : +606-2320911
Fax : +606-2323911
Email : wyf@po.jaring.my / wrldyth@gmail.com
Website : http://www.wyf.org.my
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