2021

Public-Facing Events

• 8 Nov 2021: Swati, Chery, Lastrina were panelist for #WeGotThis Ask Me Anything Panel Session ‘Keeping up with the COP26’ organised by WWF Singapore.
• 6 Nov 2021: At the Out of the Box Conference OOTB 2021 – Clean Technology by AMP Singapore, Lastrina was the moderator while Swati was a panelist.
• 5 Nov 2021: Event Organiser. Cheryl and Swati who were at COP organised a side-event at #COP26 Event – “Youth in Climate Action: Our Role. Our Contribution. Our Generation,” with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand).
• Between 31 Oct and 12 Nov 2021: Swati and Cheryl were at 26th United Nations Climate Change conference in Glasgow.
• 23 Oct 2021: Cheryl and Swati who were organising “What’s up with COP26” featuring Mark, a Hong Kong Youth Delegate to #COP26, Victor from Raoul Wallenberg Institute who will also be attending COP, and Melissa from Energy Studies Institute.
• (While in the restructuring process, Lastrina decided to pause updating her contributions onto the SYCA website. She has shifted documentation to her personal website instead.)
• 30 Apr 2021: Lastrina, Rachel – Eunoia Junior College’s Latitude programme
• 1 Mar 2021: Lastrina – Sharing at Yale-NUS for Year 1 students as part of their Week 7 programme.
• 27 Feb 2021: Lastrina – Webinar with YNOT – Younified Network of Talents
• 24 Feb 2021: Swati and Saloni – CIF Covid-19 Technical Assistance Response Initiative Dialogue
• 20 Feb 2021: Saloni – Sharing at Why Do Our Everyday Actions Matter in 2021 and Beyond? | WWF Explains
• 20 Feb 2021: Lastrina – Sharing at CAPTISS (College of Alice and Peter Tan Student Symposium) 2021 as part of the Special Collections segment.
• 16 Feb 2021: Hanisah – On CNA 938 Live giving her comments on Budget 2021.
• 8 Feb 2021: Saloni – Panelist in a Discussion on Clean Energy and Transport in Singapore organised by Environmental Studies undergraduates from the National University of Singapore.
• 16, 23, 30 Jan 2021 – Singapore Local Conference of Youth. Visit the dedicated event website here https://sites.google.com/view/sycascoy2021/home
• Since 2020, SYCA is also part of the Green Groups working with MP Louis Ng and the NDP Exco towards a Green NDP.

External Workgroups from 2020, carried over to 2021

• Feb 2021: Jeremy and Rachel – Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for Refrigerators, clothes, and air-conditioners by Climate Conversations.
• Nov 2020: Terese and Rachel – Towards a Green NDP- Green Groups and NDP 2021 EXCO collaboration.
• Aug 2020: Hanisah and Hanzhong – Good Samaritan Food Donation Legislation Review Committee initiated by MP Louis Ng.

Requests

• There have been several student-interview requests in 2021. Based on our email exchange, we find it useful if students
  • Clearly state what their thesis is about
  • How SYCA can add value to your research.
  • Prepare your questions beforehand.
    • If you have a specific angle, it would be easier for us to identify which volunteer is more appropriate for your research
  • If the interview will be recorded
  • If the interview will be transcribed