Youth panel discussion on climate and cities - World Cities Day 2024
31 October 2024, the Global Observance of World Cities Day to be held in Alexandria, Egypt, will be under the theme Youth leading climate and local action for cities. Young people advocate for bolder steps and actions to tackle climate crisis in our cities. It draws attention on how we can capture these bold ideas and ambitious targets and turn them into achievements.
Moderator: Amira Senbel, Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport;
• Eng. Amr Lashin, Deputy Governor of Aswan (Egypt);
• Mr. Carter Chiasson, educator and Empower Youth Music Project Founder (Canada);
• Dr. Omneya Kandil, Young Negotiator and Member of National Committee on Youth and Climate (Egypt) from UN-Habitat Youth Advisory Board;
• Mr. Lenin Zambrano (Ecuador);
• Ms. Elizabeth Espinosa (Ecuador);
• Ms. Sarah Syed (Canada);
• Dr. Zeina ElZein (Egypt).