MIRI: Five Curtin University Malaysia students recently joined hundreds of young leaders from across the region to tackle climate change head-on.
In doing so they gained invaluable experience at the inaugural Youth Climate Summit-Southeast Asia 2024 in Penang.
The team, representing Curtin Malaysia’s Faculty of Engineering and Science, Faculty of Business, and School of Pre-U and Continuing Education (SPACE), was accompanied by Dr Lee Yih Nin, Assistant Director of the Curtin Aquaculture Research Laboratories (CARL) at Curtin Malaysia.
The summit was the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, and over five days, participants engaged in hands-on workshops, expert panels, and climate action planning sessions aimed at empowering them to drive sustainability initiatives in their communities.
The Curtin Malaysia team actively contributed to the summit’s Climate Action Planning (CAP) initiative, which encourages youth to recognise their potential to create actionable projects in their local communities.
The team proposed a comprehensive recycling system to be implemented on their campus.
The students also joined other participants to visit the Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CEMACS), WorldFish, Penang Hill Habitat, and Entopia.
Dr Lee said the excursions were designed to cater to wide-ranging interests, such as nature, sustainability, habitat conservation, biosphere reserves, and aquatic food systems.
