{"id":19570,"date":"2025-11-05T07:38:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/southasia\/?p=19570"},"modified":"2025-11-05T08:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:48:55","slug":"youth-unite-for-climate-action-at-lcoy-2025-in-kathmandu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/southasia\/story\/19570\/youth-unite-for-climate-action-at-lcoy-2025-in-kathmandu\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Unite for Climate Action at LCOY 2025 in Kathmandu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kathmandu, Nepal &#8211; November 2, 2025:<\/strong><br><br>The Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) 2025 wrapped up in Kathmandu this weekend, bringing together 115 young climate enthusiasts. The two-day event, held on November 1 &#8211; 2, was organised by <strong>Power Shift Nepal<\/strong> with support from partners including UNDP, UNICEF, TEWA, YASEN, NYCA, Harin Nepal, Nepal Climate Hub, YAE and Clean Energy Nepal (CEN). Session partners included ICIMOD, WiNN, <strong>Greenpeace South Asia<\/strong>, Digo Bikas Institute, and GreenHood Nepal.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/75bb6dfb-pic1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/75bb6dfb-pic1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/75bb6dfb-pic1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/75bb6dfb-pic1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/75bb6dfb-pic1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/75bb6dfb-pic1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/75bb6dfb-pic1-510x287.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>LCOY, held under YOUNGO, the official youth constituency of the UNFCCC, aims to strengthen youth involvement in climate action. It provides a space for young people to learn, share ideas, and contribute to global climate discussions connected to the COP process.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/bb326631-pic2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/bb326631-pic2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/bb326631-pic2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/bb326631-pic2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/bb326631-pic2-453x340.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/bb326631-pic2.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>One of the highlights of the event was the <strong>\u201cClimate Loss and Damage\u201d<\/strong> session, where Greenpeace South Asia (GPSA) participated as a panelist. Shikha Gurung Khetan, representing GPSA, underscored Greenpeace\u2019s ongoing efforts in climate accountability and shared findings from the organization\u2019s latest research on extreme climate events in India and Bangladesh. The discussion also touched upon Greenpeace\u2019s broader mission to expose environmental challenges and promote sustainable solutions, including its recent stance on the MSC spillover issue.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/9d26b2c1-pic5-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/9d26b2c1-pic5-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/9d26b2c1-pic5-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/9d26b2c1-pic5-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/9d26b2c1-pic5-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/9d26b2c1-pic5-2048x1462.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/9d26b2c1-pic5-1913x1366.jpg 1913w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/9d26b2c1-pic5-476x340.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The discussions and ideas from LCOY 2025 will be compiled into the <strong>Youth Declaration Paper<\/strong>, the main outcome of the event. This document will be submitted to the <strong>Government of Nepal<\/strong> as part of the national position for <strong>COP30<\/strong>, and to YOUNGO, ensuring that youth voices from Nepal are heard on the global stage.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/b6ae3aeb-pic4-1024x610.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/b6ae3aeb-pic4-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/b6ae3aeb-pic4-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/b6ae3aeb-pic4-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/b6ae3aeb-pic4-510x304.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/b6ae3aeb-pic4.jpg 1468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>As the world prepares for COP30, LCOY 2025 highlights once again how young people are leading the way toward a climate-resilient future.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/d2192a82-pic3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/d2192a82-pic3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/d2192a82-pic3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/d2192a82-pic3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/d2192a82-pic3-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-southasia-stateless\/2025\/11\/d2192a82-pic3.jpg 1462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<style>p{text-align:justify}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu, Nepal &#8211; November 2, 2025: The Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) 2025 wrapped up in Kathmandu this weekend, bringing together 115 young climate enthusiasts. 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