Project Brief
The Project aims to establish an inter-ASEAN collegiate Asian Parliamentary debate competition that focuses on current environmental issues and solutions.
This project will require the cooperation of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their corresponding Environmental sectors in terms of promotion and dissemination. Several officials may also be contacted to give the environmental seminars during the competition.
The help of various environmental NGOs will also be needed as they are given the opportunity to reach out to the participants through the booths that will be put up for them. And some of their representatives will also be contacted to give talks some time during the competition.
This project will require the cooperation of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their corresponding Environmental sectors in terms of promotion and dissemination. Several officials may also be contacted to give the environmental seminars during the competition.
The help of various environmental NGOs will also be needed as they are given the opportunity to reach out to the participants through the booths that will be put up for them. And some of their representatives will also be contacted to give talks some time during the competition.
Goals
1. To foster an environment of collaboration between the ASEAN nation regarding environmental issues
2. To gain the contribution of otherwise unconcerned young thinkers towards helping save the environment.
3. To give the ASEAN a louder voice in the global community.
4. To bring out more environmentalists, especially those who might not even be interested in the first place.
2. To gain the contribution of otherwise unconcerned young thinkers towards helping save the environment.
3. To give the ASEAN a louder voice in the global community.
4. To bring out more environmentalists, especially those who might not even be interested in the first place.
Expected output
The event is expected to create the following changes in the community which would benefit not only the participants but also the environmental movement as well.
- Increased Environmental Awareness – This will be achieved as the participants will be exposed to various booths, talks and seminars that concern various eco-issues. The interaction they would also have with their opponents would also allow them to be more aware of several issues they might not have known beforehand.
- Formulation of Organic, Youth-oriented Solutions – Allowing these students to put in their own two cents worth in these issues would cultivate more organic solutions and ideas. And considering their youth, the approaches they would pitch in would be more or less very youth-centric—something that the current LGUs and NGOs have trouble finding and formulating.
- A Whole Catalog of Innovative Ideas – With the extensive amount of brand-new, youth-oriented solutions, the organizers can very much collate these ideas and produce a whole library of proposals and counter-proposals that could very well help local governments and even the international arena.
- Stronger International Relations – The amount of interaction done throughout the tournament would ultimately foster strong connections between the participants and the environmentalists. The strong rapport would be very beneficial for any future environmental endeavors in the participating schools/countries.
- Heightened Value on Critical Thinking – Like every debate tournament, the amount of importance given to critical thinking allows the participants to see the value there is in being a more critical thinker. This would not only be beneficial for them as students, but also as future leaders in their own respective communities.