On 16^th November, 2017 “World Climate Stimulation: A Role play in Negotiation” was organized by Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA) and supported by Plan International Nepal. Around 40 participants were present at the program from different educational background. They were given opportunity to build climate change awareness and enable participants to experience some of the dynamics that emerge in the UN climate negotiations. All the participants were divided into 6 groups and assigned to be a delegate representing various countries such as China, India, United States of America, Developing countries etc. Brief description of the program was given and upcoming COP 23 information was shared in presence of Executive secretary of UNFCCC Patricia Espinosa .The main target of the program was to let participants involve into the negotiation process and finalize an agenda at the end. The negotiation exercise was divided into 3 rounds to meet the 2 degree Celsius agenda.

With the aid of C-ROADS the data came from each of the regions were entered into the software and analyzed through the graph whether we were able to meet the agenda. With the strong stand onthe development by China and US we were not able to reach the agenda but we could reach up to 2.42degree at the end. To show the disastrous outcome at the end we covered the developing nations with piece of cloth to show that developing country will soon be drowning if same trend of GHGs emission exists. Sadly, the participants were so involved with the role play they couldn’t come up with the agenda and also there was limitation of time. Overall feedbacks from participants were good. They thoroughly enjoyed being part of role play negotiation process.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) entered into force in 1994,aimed at reducing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. All the signatory member states to the convention attend the Conference of Parties (COP) every year.   This year, the 23 rd session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) is being organized from 6-17 th , November, 2017 in Bonn,Germany and will be presided over by the Government of Fiji.During the COP, people especially youths around the globe try to pressurize the world leaders by demonstrating different activities, awareness programs and campaigns. Youths across the world observe the Global Day of Action on the first Saturday during the COP. On the occasion of Global Day of Action, 2017, Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA) together with Clean Energy Nepal (CEN) organized “COP23 Ground Action Event” supported by Plan International. This year, the Global Day of Action was observed on 11 th November, 2017. About 500 viewer viewed the event .Event highlighted climate change impacts in different sectors of the environment, the role of individual efforts to combat climate change, impact on children .NYCA successfully organized ground action events to aware and empower youths and pressurize stakeholders and policy makers to take actions. These activities was instrumental in bringing Nepalese youths together to discuss on climate change and sustainable development issues, sensitize them for climate action and collectively push local and central governments to mainstream climate change issuesin development process.

On Nov 2,2017 As the part of precop NYCA-Nepalese Youth for Climate Action organized the Discussion series with Mr.Rajan Thapa program manager from Clean Energy Nepal (One of the delegate from Nepal for COP 23) in the presence of youth from different institution .
The main objective of the program was to make the youth familiar with the COP(conference of parties) ,negotiations and focus agenda from Nepal for COP23.