Youth Parlia-

ment & Partici-

pation

• President, Asia-Pacific Youth Parliament for Wa-

ter

• Youth Delegate, World Water Council

• Stakeholder, Youth Forum, Budapest Water

Summit

• Core Group, Young Professionals Vision, SWWW

• Youth Supporter, 7th World Water Forum

Brian Seo

Parliament

• President, Asia-Pacific Youth Parliament for Wa-

ter

• Youth Delegate, World Water Council

• Stakeholder, Youth Forum, Budapest Water

Summit

• Core Group, Young Professionals Vision, SWWW

• Youth Supporter, 7th World Water Forum

Asia-Pacific Youth Parliament for Water

World Youth Parliament for Water

Europe Youth Parliament for Water

North American Youth Parliament for Water

Functions of Youth Par-liaments

• Initiates Discussion

• Meet new people

• Learn from each other

• Creates alliance for a cause

1st Asia Pacific Youth Parliament

for Water

Daejeon / Seoul,

Republic of Korea

24-27th, July 2012

85 Delegates originally

from:

Bangladesh, China, India, In-

donesia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia,

Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Re-

public of Korea, Singapore, Sri

Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam

1st APYPWConsisted of:

- Lectures - Tour of Korean river(Geum River) and Water Management Research Cen-ter(K-Water)

- Commission sessions- Culture Cabaret

• Cultivate and support sustainable life style

• Raise awareness of water shortage

• Educate and mobilize youth

• Engage youth in discussion of Climate

Change and Transboundary water conflicts

2nd Asia Pacific Youth Parlia-

ment for WaterSejong / Seoul,

Republic of Korea3-6th, July 2013

Act for Wa-ter

Participation

• President, Asia-Pacific Youth Parliament for Wa-

ter

• Youth Delegate, World Water Council

• Stakeholder, Youth Forum, Budapest Water

Summit

• Core Group, Young Professionals Vision, SWWW

• Youth Supporter, 7th World Water Forum

• President, Asia-Pacific Youth Parliament for Wa-

ter

• Youth Delegate, World Water Council

• Stakeholder, Youth Forum, Budapest Water

Summit

• Core Group, Young Professionals Vision, SWWW

• Youth Supporter, 7th World Water Forum

Alliance

Network

Critical Q’s

How do we enhance the activities of youth par-

liaments?

How do we strengthen the alliances that are cre-

ated?

How do we create and maintain an effective net-

work?

We first need…

Support!

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• President, Asia-Pacific Youth Parliament for Wa-

ter

• Youth Delegate, World Water Council

• Stakeholder, Youth Forum, Budapest Water

Summit

• Core Group, Young Professionals Vision, SWWW

• Youth Supporter, 7th World Water Forum