A lot of things have changed for Tan Copsey (@tancopsey) since he delivered the opening speech at the Global Landscapes Forum youth session in Warsaw, 2013.
This time last year, he was managing a large research project for BBC Media Action looking at the impacts and perceptions of climate change in Asia. At the GLF youth session in 2013, he shared some of the data and stories that their research had uncovered about young people.
“Young people in rural areas are less likely to receive communication on climate change than their urban counterparts. This fact might not seem surprising; after all they’re also less likely to have access to the electricity necessary to power a television. But communication can amplify the voices and actions of innovators in rural areas. And it can encourage and enable effective action in response to climate change,” he said.
He now is a senior communications manager the New Climate Economy, working with heads of state and senior economists to analyse and communicate the economic benefits and costs of acting on climate change.
Ahead of the youth activities at December’s Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Peru, which will focus on building youth skills and knowledge to become leaders and effectively contribute to discussions, we catch up with Tan to find out how his career path has changed and his advice for upcoming youth leaders and participants in the 2014 GLF.
Register to attend the youth session here.
This is the first of a blog series profiling youth leadership in landscapes. Tell us your youth story – submit blogs to landscapes.youth@gmail.com
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Reaching the radio men: From climate information to resilience in rural Asia
