ACSDSD advocates youth policy recommendations toward an economy-driven climate transformation in ASEAN

On 3 April 2026, Dr. Anthony Pramualratana, Deputy Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and Dialogue (ACSDSD) attended the 2026 conference of the Young ASEAN Leaders Policy Initiatives (YALPI) during the policy hand- in ceremony as a partner to the YALPI team and the commentator during the policy-pitching session, providing recommendations at the pitching session for the shared integrity of the ASEAN concept of sustainable development.

YALPI 2026, under the theme “Thriving Together in a Boiling World: Advancing Economic Growth and Climate Resilience in ASEAN”, aims to drive ASEAN toward sustainable economic development that integrates environmental considerations, while simultaneously promoting adaptive strategies to mitigate the impacts of climate change, with the following focus areas:

  1. Climonomics: Incentive-Based Policy Toward an Economy-Driven Climate
    Transformation
  2. RE-SEA-lience: Building Climate-Resilient Communities Through an Inclusive Policy

Dr. Anthony Pramualratana emphasized the need for multistakeholder inclusion in the policy recommendations during the policy hand-in ceremony session, where the winning policies of the conference were presented. He encouraged active participation of youth in people-centred policy-making.

The ASEAN Community Vision 2045 (ACV 2045) places youth at the heart of regional development, emphasizing the importance of youth roles in advancing economic growth and climate resilience in ASEAN. This goal of promoting youth policy proposals is in line with the ACSDSD’s partnerships with the YALPI committee in amplifying their policies forward to our partners.

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