2017

  • 20 Dec 2017: SYCA co-organised “Thrash it Out for 2018 Year of Climate Action” event. The meetup saw 61 registered attendees, with 48 of them being able to turn up for the event. Additionally there were also 3 attendees who were there as observers.
  • Nov 2017: Cuifen – Arranged for Cuifen and Cheryl to meetup with Santhosh and Anshari, SG Climate Negotiators.
  • 6-17 Nov 2017: SYCA had a Youth Delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23), in Bonn, Germany, accredited by Avelife, going under the capacity of SYCA. Members: Cuifen Pui and Cheryl Lee.
  • Nov 2017: Jeremy and Cuifen – Submitted feedback for National Climate Change Secretariat’s carbon pricing public consultation.
  • 16 Sep 2017: Lastrina – Guest Speaker and Judge at 15th Scholastic Environment Fund Oratory Competition.
  • 3 Sep 2017: Lastrina – Panelist at The Singapore Eco Film Festival Day 3 Rise Up Track 7.
  • 7 May 2017: SYCA organised a Community Meetup over brunch.
  • 17 Apr 2017: Cuifen – Gave a talk at CHIJ on “How I found my voice to advocate for the environment & people”.
  • 4 Apr 2017: Cuifen – Organised a Dialogue session on Water and Climate Action with 3 speakers: How is water quality and health risks related? by Dr Claus Jørgensen (DHI), The great water divide in Singapore,  by Ashokan Ramakrishnan (Mother Earth ToastMaster Club) and Virtual water footprints of food by Michael Broadhead (Animal Allies).
  • 25 Mar 2017: Lastrina – Presented on SYCA’s experience at COP22 and how youth can get involved in climate action at Earth Hour, Our Green Generation, organised by EarthLink NTU.
  • 18 Mar 2017: Lastrina – Presented on “Being part of the climate movement in Singapore” at TEDxNUS, organised by students of the National University of Singapore.
  • 13 Mar 2017: Lastrina – Presented on “Environmental Advocacy in Singapore” at a Yale-NUS, Environmental Movements class.
  • 11 Mar 2017: Theresa, Madhu, and Lastrina – Shared SYCA’s experience at COP22 at Youth Inventors 2017.
  • 27 Feb 2017: Cuifen and Lastrina – Attended Ministry of Environment and Water Resources’ Government Parliamentary Committee meeting.
  • 12 Feb 2017: Madhu and Lastrina – Shared SYCA’s experience at COP22 at Earth Fest 2017 organised by EarthFest Singapore.

In the Media

“Thrash it Out for 2018 Year of Climate Action” event