The 40th Annual Meeting of ADB’s Board of Governors will take place in early May 2007 in Kyoto, Japan. ADB and ROAD, a network of Japanese university students, are organizing special activities leading up to the Annual Meeting to give young adults from the Asia-Pacific region a unique opportunity to air their views on sustainable development at this significant milestone in ADB’s history.
The first activity was the Asia and Pacific Student Essay Competition. More than 600 university students from around the region submitted essays on one of three broad topics between 1 September and 30 November 2006.
An independent jury of three development experts selected 25 winners, who will be invited to Kyoto, Japan on 11-17 March 2007 to participate in the Asian and Pacific Youth Forum on Sustainable Development. The essay competition will serve as a means to select the participants to the Youth Forum and related activities. View the list of winners.[PDF: 1 page | 16 kb]
The Youth Forum will provide winning essayists with the opportunity to deliberate on issues such as economic growth, environmental conservation, human resource development, industry, and infrastructure. The Youth Forum will conclude with the adoption of a Youth Statement on Sustainable Development, which will be presented by ROAD representatives at the ADB Annual Meeting.
The 25 essays will be assembled, published, and widely disseminated in order to amplify the voices of the region’s students.
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